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First edition - 2001
Complete Bible
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version
Date: 2001
Publisher: Good News Publishers: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Bible
References: Taliaferro-BVE CN00082, Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.100.
Images: Cover, Title page
Comments: A CD-ROM came bundled with the First Edition; it contained the ESV and King James texts and other tools. It can be seen here.
New Testament
Title: The Bible The Christian Surfers New Testament English Standard Version
Date: 2005
Publisher: Living Light Media / Multnomah Publishers Inc.: Sisters, OR
Contents: New Testament
References: Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.100.
Images: Cover, Title page, Back
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: This edition is associated with Christian Surfers; it has interviews with surfers and various helps. More information is here (via archive.org).
2007 update
Complete Bible
Title: Daily Reading Bible, English Standard Version ESV Containing the Old and New Testaments
Date: 2005
Publisher: Crossway Bibles: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Complete Bible
References: Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.110.
Images: Cover, Title page, Back cover
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: A list of changes is available here. This edition has the days of the year and citations for the daily readings in the margins.
New Testament
Title: English Standard Version ESV The Holy Bible, English Standard Version New Testament
Date: 2006
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL
Contents: New Testament
References: Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.110.
Images: Cover, Title page, Back
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
2011 update
Complete Bible
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments ESV
Date: 2015 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL www.esvbible.org
Contents: Bible
References: Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.120.
Images: Slipcase front, Spine, Title page, Slipcase back
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: The publisher has a list of changes here; this a value thinline edition. More information is available on Crossway's website.
New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs
Title: The Holy Bible English Standard Version ESV The New Testament
Date: 2015 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL - www.esvbible.org
Contents: New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs
References: see Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.120.
Images: Front of slipcase, Spine, Title, Back of slipcase
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Psalms
Title: The Psalms ESV
Date: 2014 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL
Contents: Psalms
References: see Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.120.
Images: Front of slipcase, Spine, Title
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Gospel of John
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Gospel of John ESV
Date: 2014 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL www.esvbible.org
Contents: Gospel of John
References: see Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.120.
Images: Front cover, Title page, Back cover
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Edition with Apocrypha - 2009
Title: The English Standard Version Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments with Apocrypha
Date: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Contents: Bible + Apocrypha
References: Taliaferro-BVE CN00082, Taliaferro-EELBV 8725.115.
Images: Cover, Title page
Anglicized edition
Complete Bible
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments ESV
Date: 2007
Publisher: The British and Foreign Bible Society: Swindon, UK
Contents: Bible
References: Taliaferro-EELBV see 8725.120.
Images: front of slipcase, Cover, Title page, back of slipcase
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
New Testament
Title: Holy Bible English Standard Version New Testament
Date: 2017 (publication date)
Publisher: Collins: London
Contents: New Testament
References: Taliaferro-EELBV see 8725.120.
Images: Cover, Title page, Back
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Gideons International editions - 2013, 2015, 2017
Complete Bible - 2013
Title: The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments The Gideons International
Date: 2013
Publisher: The Gideons International: Nashville, TN
Contents: Bible
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: Cover, Title page
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: The Gideons announced they would switch to the English Standard Version in the June 2013 issue of The Gideon. The Gideon edition contains "over 50 alternate renderings consistent with the Textus Receptus". A list of changes can be found here.
New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs
College edition - 2013
Title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ with Psalms and Proverbs The Gideons International
Date: 2013
Publisher: The Gideons International: Nashville, TN
Contents: New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: Cover, Title page
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: The green color is for college students.
US Navy edition - 2015
Title: The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ with Psalms and Proverbs The Gideons International
Date: 2015
Publisher: The Gideons International: Nashville, TN
Contents: New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: cover, title page
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA (formerly)
Comments: This edition is for the United States Navy; the copyright page has an ESV logo in addition to the Gideon one. It can be seen here. Acts 15:34 (But it seemed good to Silas to remain there) is printed in the text.
The Life Book
The Life Book is a ministry of the The Gideons International; these editions of John and Mark are designed to help teenagers share the gospel with their peers. The annotations and helps were written by Carl Blunt.
Gospel of John - 2013
Title: What Is Life About? The Life Book
Date: 2013
Publisher: The Gideons International The Life Book Movement
Contents: Gospel of John
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: Front cover, Title page, Back cover
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: An Holman Christian Standard Bible edition was published in 2009. This edition is available in Spanish; details about this edition can be found here. An edition based on the Gospel of Mark was published in 2017; more details about this edition is here. Some editions have an alternative cover; it is shown below.
From left: ❶ Front ❷ Back
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Gospel of Mark - 2017
Title: What Is Life About? The Gospel of Mark The Life Book
Date: 2017
Publisher: The Gideons International The Life Book Movement
Contents: Gospel of Mark
Facsimile: A facsimile is available from Issuu.
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: Front cover, Title page, Publication information, Back cover (from facsimile)
Comments: An edition of the Life Book (with the Gospel of John) was published in 2013; more information about this edition is here.
Mobile application or "app" - 2015
Title: Gideon Bible App The Gideons International Powered by Faith Comes by Hearing and The Digital Bible Platform
Date: 2015
Publisher: Faith Comes by Hearing: Albuquerque, NM / The Gideons International: Nashville, TN
URL: http://gideons.bible.is
Contents: Complete Bible
References: Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, November 17, 2013.
Images: Icon, Cover, Old Testament (Genesis 1:1-9), New Testament (Matthew 1:1-9)
Comments: This app contains the complete texts and audio recordings of the ESV (as modified by the Gideons) and the King James Version; other languages are also available within the app. Besides the Bible text and audio, various helps are also included. The Gideons have produced a small card to promote the app; it can be seen below.
➊ Front ➋ Back
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2016 update
Permanent Text Edition
The 2016 Permanent Text Edition was Crossway's attempt to produce a text that is "unchanged forever, in perpetuity". The revision also sought to improve "the precision, accuracy, and understanding" of the ESV.
Complete Bible
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments ESV
Date: 2016 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL esv.org
Contents: Bible
References: Taliaferro-EELBV see 8725; Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, August 13, 2016.
Images: Front of slipcase, Spine, Title page
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA (formerly)
Comments: The publisher has a list of changes available here (via archive.org).
New Testament
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments ESV
Date: 2016 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL esv.org
Contents: New Testament
References: Taliaferro-EELBV see 8725; Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, August 13, 2016.
Images: Front cover, Title page, Back cover
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA
Comments: This edition has a blue cover. The footnotes in this edition explains topics such as gender, slave/servant and leprosy; meanings of Biblical names and places, alternative readings and textual differences are also explained.
Text Edition 2016
In September 2016, Crossway announced that the revision would no longer be permanent. The publisher announced that "minimal and infrequent" updates would be made that "reflect the realities of biblical scholarship such as textual discoveries or changes in English over time". More information is here. The edition listed below was published after this announcement.
Title: The Holy Bible, English Standard Version Containing the Old and New Testaments ESV
Date: 2016 (publication date)
Publisher: Crossway: Wheaton, IL esv.org
Contents: Bible
References: Taliaferro-EELBV see 8725; Bradford Taliaferro's The Bible Hunter blog, August 13, 2016.
Images: Front of slipcase, Spine, Title page, Back of slipcase
Location: Personal library, Havelock, North Carolina, USA (formerly)
Comments: The publisher has a list of changes available here (via Blue Letter Bible). The footnotes found in the New Testament listed above are printed in this edition.
