I would love if they took the ESV study bible and put it in chronological order. That way you can have the notes and context within the timeline. Probably wouldn't be a 1yr read, but I personally take my time reading my bible and study notes so I'm in no rush. PS. A red letter option would be a cool addition as well
I'm with you, I can't just read and move on to the next thing and take a chapter or book off my list. I like to dig deep and really digest what I've read in God's word
This looks like a really good resource! A little disappointed John 1:1 isn’t placed next to genesis 1:1. Will you be making a video comparison of different chronological Bibles? That would be really helpful!
Greta review Tim. The ESV is my favorite translation and so far I'm really pleased with this chronological bible. Tying the divided kingdoms to the applicable prophets has always challenged me. This will help!
The first time I read the Bible I read it in chronological order using a reading plan online (I'm a history nerd and I wanted to know which books overlapped.) This seems like the same thing but in physical format, and I love how much effort they put into the design!
Rose publishing makes a binder full of materials that have so many charts, it'll straighten you out. NLT bibles have some very good charts in the back as well, I've not used their software but it's known to be good.
One point I haven’t seen reviewers of this ESV Bible address, is how unevenly distributed the daily readings are. For example, I’ve just completed Day 259. It amounted to 2 full pages of reading. In the last 7 days, I’ve encountered several days of 10+ pages, sometimes as many as 16. This has been my experience throughout this Bible. We’re no longer talking a 10-15 minute read and it can be overwhelming to absorb the Day’s reading.
Thanks for this review! I think I'll pick up a copy as a gift for a family member. I have to say though, even as a protestant, the apocrypha would make a compelling addition to a bible formatted through the rubric of history, and would be that little extra help to understand the historical setting of the NT.
I can't imagine putting this much work into organizing everything chronologically and leaving all the apocryphal books out of the intertestamental period. I'm glad you pointed out its absence.
Thanks for the review! I would love to see a video where you discuss the pros and cons of a chronological Bible. Should we study the Bible as organized or should we modernize the order to fit with our way of thinking? For instance, I have typically been against mashing the synoptics together because you lose out on the individual themes of each book but have more recently considered how helpful this sort of Bible would be as well. Thanks for all your reviews!
I got this for Christmas! Can't say enough about how much more this is than a chronological bible. Little nuggets. Features I didn't expect. I can hardly put it down. I teach Sunday school, and this will give me extra historical context I've been wanting. Thanks for the great review. Trutone is nice too.
I am almost finished reading the bible through a tradional layout, but I think I want to try to read through it chronologially now. Thanks for the review on this bible.
The issue I have with Chronological Bibles, is they tend not to be FULLY chronological. For example, the book of Job should be placed in and around Genesis 11 after the Tower of Babel account. Reading it at this point gives you a better understanding of its content and what the persons involved would have known/viewed the world etc. Allan M
the NLT chronological life application bible does have job after genesis, I think its set up where it goes through all of genesis before moving onto job.
The indications in Job itself place it during Israel's sojourn in Egypt, not earlier as you would have it. 1. Eliphaz is at least 3 generations from Esau (Job 2:11), so Job is about 3 generations from Jacob--during the Egyptian sojourn. Bildad's genealogy suggests the same. 2. Job is from the land of Uz, apparently named after Uz, son of Dishan, a descendant of Esau (Lam 4:21; Gen 36:28; 1 Chr 1:42). 3. The name Job (איוב) occurs in various form sin the Egyptian execration texts (ca. 2000) among the name of Palestinian chieftains. The name Job also appears in an Amarna letter (15th/14th century) and in second millennium texts from Mari and Alalakh. All this points to a second century setting. 4. Job received money from his friends in the form of a kesitah (Job 42:11), a measure of silver that is mentioned elsewhere in the OT only in connection with Jacob (Gen 33:19; Josh 24:32).
Nobody knows where Job should be located chronologically. What verses of the book makes you think the characters involved view the world in a different manner from somebody who would love in the beginning of Exodus?
@@pvkom26 ch 31v33 (ESV Marg.), would indicate they knew about Adam. ch 22v15-16 would indicate they knew about the flood of Noah’s day. After that there appears to be nothing to show their awareness of Abraham, Moses, the Law etc. Due to the book’s extensive section on reasoning and debate, surely they would have drawn on these events when searching their hearts for answers - had they already taken place? Allan M
One thing I've never understood about most chronological Bibles or reading plans I've seen is that they don't put the introduction to John's Gospel directly before or after Genesis 1, where it would seem to belong.
That ordering is nice. People miss days, and it's not always best to try to "catch up" in on your reading in one day. Read each day and do your best to understand all that you read (use commentaries, different translations, and other resources) as opposed to just reading what you are supposed to read to meet a goal.
Yeah, what Eric said below. NKJV Chrono. Bible comparison? I love that Bible! Beautiful artwork, and TONS of good information about culture, politics, as well as what you are about to read. I’ll follow that one for 2024…. Did ESV Wide margin, this year with Bible Recap. ( with U Tuber, Kanoe Gibson who is awesome). Thx Tim. I don’t think that new version of 2023 NKJV CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE was reviewed on your channel.? I know Tim Frisch “ A Frisch Perspective” U tuber reviewed and had some cautions about the nkjv. I love it though. Thx again. 👍
Many years ago, I bought Zondervan's archeological study Bible and loved it. I gave my copy away. Have you heard whether they will ever reissue this? I have the CSB Holy Land Illustrated Bible; I enjoy it not for the Scripture (I prefer the ESV and the RSV) but for the beautiful and educational supplements.
Thanks for the review. I wish rather than give us wide margins (there are several good editions of this), Crossway would have made this in a larger type.
Nice review as always, Tim! Just curious, how did they handle repetitive accounts, e.g., in the gospels and kings/chronicles. Did they present them all together, mixed them up, or removed the rest. Thanks.
I'm feeling motivated to check out the availability of chronological Bibles that are friendly to my budget. I do have an NIV Storyline Bible by Zondervan, which relates different sections of the text to different eras, but I wouldn't call it a chronological Bible. I do have CSB chronological Bible based only on the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Tim , I been out of church for awhile and I’m getting back into it and wanna be head strong and never leave , I’m looking for a nice study bible and I really wanna devote my time to the lord ! What do you suggest
LOVE this Bible, HOWEVER, the paper for the hardcover is much too thin, but maybe that’s why I was able to buy such a beautiful Bible for a reasonable price, but maybe the Faux Leather has stronger paper, it looked like the ESV study Bible pages.
Never read a Bible that way, it is interesting. I like order and book by book, but I think I might read the Bible this way at some time. I just take a very long time.
Purchased the leathersoft/true tone version of this for my son based of your recommendation for this bible. He absolutely loves this and is really excited by the daily reading plan. So thank you Tim. It is a really nice looking bible and he loves it. That pull-out time line is a great touch and the maps are nice and clear.
Is it likely that the ESV Chronological Bible won't exactly match the NKJV Chronological Bible in terms of structure since there isn't an official timeline agreement set in stone?
I'm reading at the moment (again) The Four Gospels: Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, which is basically a chronological version of the New Testament
I have a book CSB "Christ Chronological" published by Holman, which I purchased new a few months back. It's based on the CSB translation of the gospels. Parallel passages are printed side by side in a multi column format, making comparisons easy, while passages unique to a particular gospel are printed in a single column format. Sometimes the narrative from a particular book appears to be printed out of sequence, but when this happens it's usually done to cater for the differences between the emphases the different writers have. There are some notes between sections but these are kept to a minimum.
There is one. It's called the CSB day-by-day chronological bible. I don't really like what they did with it though. They use words like 'acts' and 'play' as if it's only a story with different characters.
@@timwildsmith Thanks. That makes sense. I think I will order this one. My daughter will like going through the bible on a timeline and will give her a different perspective from her normal NIrV (which I think is a fantastic translation, and a nice change from ESV).
It's tough to chop up old testament prophets and match them to kings, without having them on a lateral flowchart, it's asking a lot from a book. Long story short, most of the "prophets" fall within 400 years and overlap, concentrated into about 250 years, and tapering off till the 400 years of silence before Christ.
As cool as chronological Bibles are, it frustrates me so much that they only come in narrative-chronology and not composition-chronology. I want a Bible that puts everything in the chronological composition order of critical scholarship so it's easier to study the development of ideas and themes through time.
