Featuring the elegant New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue) text, this is a compact Bible with Apocrypha perfect for anyone on-the-go.

The NRSV Compact Text Edition is elegantly designed, with small but readable type. The Bibles are a comfortable size to carry and small enough to fit in a pocket or bag. This elegantly produced gift Bible is bound in grey imitation leather with gilt edges and a ribbon marker, and includes a presentation page, making it suitable for marking special occasions such as confirmations and other ceremonies.

The English Standard Version Bible captures as far as possible the precise wording of the original biblical text and the personal style of each Bible writer, while taking into account differences of grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages. The ESV thus provides an accurate rendering of the original texts that is in readable, high quality English prose and poetry. This Bible has been growing in popularity among students in biblical studies, mainline Christian scholars and clergy, and Evangelical Christians of all denominations. Along with that growth comes the need for the books of the Apocrypha to be included in ESV Bibles, both for denominations that use those books in liturgical readings and for students who need them for historical purposes. More Evangelicals are also beginning to be interested in the Apocrypha, even though they don't consider it God's Word. The English Standard Version Bible with the Apocrypha, for which the Apocrypha has been commissioned by Oxford University Press, employs the same methods and guidelines used by the original translators of the ESV, to produce for the first time an ESV Apocrypha. This will be the only ESV with Apocrypha available anywhere, and it includes all of the books and parts of books in the Protestant Apocrypha, the Catholic Old Testament, and the Old Testament as used in Orthodox Christian churches. It has a lovely pre-printed case binding, and includes a full-color map section, a table of weights and measures used in the Bible, and many other attractive features. The English Standard Version Bible with Apocrypha is certain to become the preferred Bible in more conservative divinity schools and seminaries, where the Apocrypha is studied from an academic perspective. And it answers the need of conservative Christians in general for a more literal version of these books.

Featuring the elegant New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue) text, this is a compact Bible with Apocrypha perfect for anyone on-the-go.

Featuring the elegant New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue) text, this compact Bible includes the 66-book Protestant canon in a handy format, perfect for anyone on-the-go.

A Beautiful Bible for a Beautiful Faith. This edition of the NRSVue Holy Bible with Apocrypha invites you to explore the depth and beauty of Scripture. Continuing the legacy of the NRSV, the NRSVue aims to faithfully serve the church in personal spiritual formation, in the liturgy, and in the academy. With revisions based on new textual evidence, historical insights, and linguistic precision, this updated edition delivers a translation of Scripture based on meticulous care for accuracy and readability. The Apocrypha is placed between Old and New Testaments, a nearly four-hundred-year-old tradition originating with the 1534 German Luther Bible. This practice separates the Apocrypha from the 66-book canon while allowing readers to benefit from its spiritual wisdom, exemplary piety, and historical insight. Features: The text of the New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition, vetted by an ecumenical group of Christian scholars Apocrypha placed between Old and New Testaments

The NRSVue Holy Bible with Apocrypha, Journal Edition, features the fully revised New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition (NRSVue) text and is ideal for anyone looking for a Bible that includes the Apocrypha as well as extra-wide margins for note-taking or journaling.