Here, for the convenience of readers coming to this late, are links to the 13 parts of Mark Strauss’ ETS paper on ESV:
- Why the English Standard Version (ESV) should not become the Standard English Version, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #2, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #3, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #4, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #5, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #6, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #7, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #8, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #9, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #10, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #11, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #12, by Mark Strauss
- ESV #13, by Mark Strauss
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I really enjoyed this post and the comments. Can you provide links to similar posts about the HCSB, NASB, NET, NIV, NKJV and/or TNIV?
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Can you provide links to similar posts about the HCSB, NASB, NET, NIV, NKJV and/or TNIV?
We don’t have similar reviews of each of these versions. But you can find info about each of these versions by clicking on our Versions tab at the top of our blog page. For the HCSB and TNIV you will find links to webpages for them which have reviews and other helpful info.
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