I just saw on my feed-reader that Crossway is now selling a single column version of the ESV and was all set to shout praises….
But it uses the NASB God-speaks-in-bullet-points one paragraph per verse formatting! Yuck. That was a major improvement of the ESV over the NASB–a much more natural and readable format. You can read their defense of this, and I suppose it has its uses. But I hope a single-column Bible for reading will come out, rather than note-taking.
I think they are coming out with a “reader’s bible”, though it will come with Lyland Ryken’s notes.
OK, but I wish they would print a text-only version…
Have you seen their Psalter? It is a dream.
So what’s the best available single column version out there currently? Any recommendations?
I think both the above by the ESV and the NASB would be good. You should get both to compare in study times.
If the ESV would lose the format then I would say it was preferable to the NASB.
I’ve asked Crossway to think about a diglot Bible. Hebrew and the ESV (facing page or split column single page) and Greek and the ESV. Keep the aparatus out of the Hebrew and Greek and use a public domain text to keep the cost down. So far they haven’t tkaen me up. sigh….
While we’re on the subject of bibles, which Greek text do you prefer? Should I even bother getting a Textus Receptus?
I long wished Crossway would make a single column like the NASB Classic Companion bible. It is single column, at 9.5 point text in paragraph form. Very, very nice.
Thankfully, it looks like the Personal Size Reference ESV uses this format but with inside references and smaller type. Yay!