ESV Archaeology Study Bible Notes / January 01, 2017
Requires Accordance 10.4 or above.
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Explore the Ancient World Behind the Written Word
Created by a team of field-trained archaeologists, this highly illustrative Bible features brand-new notes and hundreds of helpful maps and photographs.
2,000+ study notes, 400+ full-color photographs, 200+ maps and diagrams, 15 articles, 4 timelines, and more.
The ESV Archaeology Study Bible roots the biblical text in its historical and cultural context, offering readers a framework for better understanding the people, places, and events recorded in Scripture.
With editorial oversight from Dr. John Currid (PhD, University of Chicago) and Dr. David Chapman (PhD, University of Cambridge), as well as contributions from a team of field-trained archaeologists, the ESV Archaeology Study Bible assembles a range of modern scholarship―pairing the biblical text with over 2,000 study notes, 400 full-color photographs, 200 maps and diagrams, 200 sidebars, 14 articles, and 4 timelines.
These features bring life to the ancient texts, helping readers situate them in their historical context while recognizing the truth that the eternal God became flesh entered human history at a specific time and in a specific place.
- 2,000+ study notes
- 400+ full-color photographs
- 200+ maps and diagrams
- 200+ informational sidebars
- 14 articles, such as “Introduction to the ESV Archaeology Study Bible,” “The Dead Sea Scrolls,” “Archaeology as an Academic Discipline,” “Expository Preaching and Archaeology,” and “Daily Life in the Judea-Palestine in New Testament Times”
- 4 timelines
Note: While the printed version of the ESV Archaeology Study Bible contains the actual ESV Text, this product does not. It contains all the Notes, Articles, Photographs, Diagrams, and Timelines of the printed product. This product can run in parallel with any Accordance biblical text.
Product Details
- Editors: David W. Chapman, John D. Currid
- Authors: Barry J. Beitzel, Boyd Seevers, Catherine L. McDowell, David L. Adams, David W. Chapman, Gerald L. Mattingly, John D. Currid, Larry G. Herr, Lawrence T. Geraty, Mark Wilson, Paul H. Wright, Richard S. Hess, Steven M. Ortiz, Thomas W. Davis
- Publisher: Crossway
- Publish Date: January 1, 2017
- Categories: Study Bible Notes
- Min Acc Version: 10.4
(verified owner) Ukfraser
While the ESV study bible is excellent and one I wouldn’t want to be without, this Archaeology study bible is much more limited in its use. It does give insights, sometimes to the archaeological evidence, but there are better resources and I find I rarely look at this since purchasing it. The notes are not very comprehensive and many are at a fairly basic level that you would find in a conventional study bible. The supporting essays are also not very extensive. Even if archaeology is your thing, you will probably find this too superficial which is a shame compared to their main study bible.
Here is an example note.
2 Sam 12:30 crown. The crown David took from Saul was a lightweight diadem or ornamental headband (see note on 1:10). This crown weighs a full talent of gold—75 pounds (34 kg)! Clearly it was worn only ceremoniously for short periods of time. The phrase here translated crown of their king may instead be rendered “crown of Milcom,” the leading Ammonite deity. If the latter is correct, the phrase would refer to the crown worn by the city’s idol of Milcom. Several Ammonite statues depict divine and royal figures wearing large crowns.