The ESV Economy Bible, Large Print features the full ESV text in 10-point type, making it a readable edition for those receiving a Bible for the first time. This edition also includes an article entitled, "Why Read the Bible," a 40-day Bible reading plan, and an explanation of the plan of salvation. Highly affordable and designed especially for outreach, the ESV Economy Bible, Large Print is an ideal edition for bulk distribution and a great resource for reaching the world with God’s Word.

• 10-point Lexicon type
• Black letter text
• Article entitled "Why Read the Bible"
• 40-day Bible reading plan
• Explanation of the plan of salvation
• Introductions to Old and New Testaments

The growth of information makes for an ever-changing world. However, the importance of Scripture remains unchanged. To ensure the enduring value of inspired sacred texts, Friendship Press, together with the National Council of Churches and in partnership with the Society of Biblical Literature, has undertaken the careful task of updating the NRSV Edition of the Bible. We are pleased to present you with what we can in full confidence call the world’s most meticulously researched, rigorously reviewed, and faithfully accurate English-language Bible translation. You will find that this new NRSV edition is the most extensively updated English-language Bible translation available on the worldwide market to date. Recent scholarship is applied to ancient texts to help readers explore the meanings of ancient texts in light of the cultures that produced them. The NRSV Updated Edition is intended to be as literal as possible so that the meaning of scripture can be as clear as possible to the fervent lay reader as it is to the dedicated biblical scholar. As stewards of the NRSV Updated Edition, we invite you to join the journey of exploration with all the passionate attention and consideration that sacred Scriptures richly deserve.

Features:

• 9-Point Type
• Double column format
• Footnotes
• Thoughtfully crafted with quality paper and durable binding
• Color maps and presentation page

ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal: Romans pairs the entirety of the book of Romans with a lightly dotted blank page opposite each page of Bible text and hand-lettered illustrations interspersed throughout-providing space to creatively engage with and reflect on the Word of God.

This volume examines the stories of Genesis in music, showing how musical settings can illuminate many of the Bible's most noted tales. Helen Leneman studies oratorios, operas and songs (as well as their librettos) to shed light on how Genesis has been understood and experienced over time. Examining an extensive range of musical settings of stories from the book of Genesis, Leneman offers an overview of chiefly 19th and 20th century musical engagements with this biblical text. Leneman first discusses how Eve's inner thoughts are explored by noted French composers Jules Massenet and Gabriel Faure. The text then enters the deep waters of Noah's flood in examination of several compositions, including two unusual settings by Igor Stravinsky and Benjamin Britten, as well as more conventional settings by Saint-Saens and Donizetti. Two major 19th century oratorio settings of Abraham's story by lesserknown German composers Martin Blumner and Karl Mangold provide fascinating illuminations of the Abraham narratives, whereas parts of Rebecca's story are found in works by Cesar Franck, Ferdinand Hiller, and most unusually, by a French woman composer, Celanie Carissan. Finally, Leneman shows how Joseph's story was set in numerous oratorios (including by Handel) but that one of the most important works based on his story is an opera by 18th century French composer Etienne Mehul. In addition to discussing these larger 19th century works, Leneman also examines several interesting atonal 20th century works based on the stories of Eve and the Flood, shedding new light on the history of the interpretation of the Book of Genesis.