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Customer Reviews for Hendrickson Publishers ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Hendrickson Publishers ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
This Bible perfectly complements the work or pastors and counselors; those engaged in the work of pastoral care, lay leaders—indeed, anyone active in the spectrum of Christian service. It offers those who minister a unique, unparalleled collection of resources, including a practical guide to visitation; sample services for weddings, baptisms, and funerals; a step-by-step plan of salvation; easily-accessed scripture references to answer tough questions; and much more.
Now available in the increasingly popular English Standard Version (ESV) this new Bible makes an excellent gift, whether for seminary graduation, Pastor’s Appreciation Month, ministry anniversaries, or any special occasion.
Features include
Now available in the increasingly popular English Standard Version (ESV) this new Bible makes an excellent gift, whether for seminary graduation, Pastor’s Appreciation Month, ministry anniversaries, or any special occasion.
Features include
- Practical guidance on visitation, weddings, funerals, and other key topics
- Thoughtful answers and Scripture references for tackling life's tough questions
- Encouragement for managing the challenges of pastoral ministry
- Concordance
- 8 pages of full-color maps
- Key Bible promises section
- Black letter text for Jesus' words
- Sturdy sewn binding for years of use
- Unequalled materials and craftsmanship
- Luxurious black calfskin leather
- Two-column text with center-column references
- Presentation page
- Beautiful gold page edges
- Two ribbon markers
- 9.75" x 6.75" x 1.50"
Average Customer Rating:
(37 Reviews) 37
Rating Snapshot (37 reviews)
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22 out of 2492%customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Review 1 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Excellent Value
Date:March 22, 2013
SteveO
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This Bible far exceeded my expectations! I have fallen in love with the ESV translation for its accuracy and readability. For $29.99 I expected a bonded leather cover and super small print. To my amazement this bible has a rich, beautiful leather cover and very readable text. Bonus material for ministers just adds to the appeal, but anyone would be proud to own this bible! I bought one for myself and one for a fellow pastor! You won't be disappointed! Excellent value.
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Review 2 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
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Date:January 11, 2013
dbld
Location:Tennessee
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
I am the Men's Min. Pastor at my church, so this is an Excellent product!!! I highly recommend it!!
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Review 3 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
This product exceeded my expectations.
Date:September 29, 2012
Seth
Location:Somerset,KY
Age:Over 65
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
An outstanding value for an excellent Bible. The binding was top quality, the font easily read, and shipping was speedy.
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Review 4 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
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Date:September 4, 2012
Nate
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
5
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I got this Bible as a Christmas Gift and I say it is the best Bible I have ever had. The English Standard Version is by far my favorite translation of Bible. This Bible has a lot of helps in the back on weddings, funerals, baby dedication, graduations, etc. I know this Bible will last for a long time.
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Review 5 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Great for the busy Minister!
Date:July 16, 2012
Quality:
5
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5
Value:
5
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Meets Expectations:
4
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5
This Bible has everything for the busy minister on the go, both novice and experienced. From key bible promises to how to conduct funerals/weddings, this bible has it all!
The genuine leather cover is VERY thick, and the grain is smooth and beautiful. This bible has a presentation page, but no family records sections. The text is in black letter, and the print is consistent. The bible has a sewn binding, which makes it lie flat and enables it to stand up better over years of heavy use.
The paper is rather thick and opaque, which is one of my favorite features of this bible. The maps are colorful, attractive, and accurate. It has two ribbon markers that are average. They aren't too thick, but it isn't a big deal with me.
This edition is equivalent to a normal size bible, and the text is set at a 9 point font. This bible is printed in China.
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Review 6 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
awesome
Date:July 5, 2012
Gabe
Age:18-24
Gender:male
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
4
out of
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Meets Expectations:
4
out of
5
I love it it is a great bible for learning The Word Of God for those who want to learn a lot more an teach others
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Review 7 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
very nice Bible
Date:June 30, 2012
Seeking Wisdom
Location:Dickinson, ND
Age:45-54
Gender:female
Quality:
4
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
The minister's features are nice. The Bible itself is nice. We ordered a slightly damaged one for a great price and still haven't found the damage! Nice print and its light weight for its size. Very nice! Good feel and good size in hand.
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Review 8 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
really like this Bible
Date:June 29, 2012
rev M Johnson
Age:55-65
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
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Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
I like to compare verses with the kjv and this translation is very close has great helps in the back for ministers
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Review 9 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP
Date:March 29, 2012
Dane Kristjan
Location:Chandler, AZ
Age:18-24
Gender:male
Quality:
1
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5
Value:
1
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5
Meets Expectations:
1
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First of all, I ordered the calfskin (deluxe) edition. The leather is amazing, smooth, beautiful, flexible, leather lined. The paper quality is good, off white cream. The ESV text is great (though I would like to have seen bigger verse numbers, and a verse by verse format as opposed to paragraph, but that is a personal preference of mine for preaching) and the minister helps in the back are outstanding. The problem came in with the binding. When it first arrive the back pages that hold the leather in where coming out and splitting. I have preached out of it maybe 3 times and by the 2nd I had to duct tape the back pages in. Yesterday the presentation page fell out all on its own and that is when I knew that this bible just wasn't going to cut it, (regardless of how much i loved the beautiful buttery calfskin cover, oh and the RAISED SPINE BANDS!!!) as I tend to be moderately hard on my bibles. I can compare this bible's craftsmanship to gilding a turd in 18 carrot gold. The cover is great, the text block is poor. Beware before you buy! If your looking for a calfskin bible with a binding made to last, go with Crossway's ESV calfskins, or R.L. Allan, or Local Church bible publishers (only $50 and superior craftsmanship, though they only produce KJV). God bless everyone, for $100 I am very disappointed, I was looking forward to many years of use out of this bible, for a ministry companion, sadly the poor fellow only made it half a month....
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Review 10 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Excellent Bible and great helps for the pastor.
Date:May 9, 2012
Danny
Location:Elizabethtown, NC
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
I really like this new bible and am already using it and really like the helps. Really keyed to the pastor and minister of the word.
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Review 11 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
ESV
Date:April 4, 2012
Donnie Joe
Location:Florida
Age:55-65
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This is valuable and must have for an Pastor or serious student of the Bible.
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Review 12 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
An excellent addition to the minister's toolbox
Date:March 19, 2012
Buck
Location:Pickens, SC
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
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Meets Expectations:
5
out of
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This Bible combines my preferred ESV translation with a host of useful pastoral resources. The binding is attractive and durable, and the font of sufficient size to permit its use in the pulpit. It is the Bible that goes everywhere I go.
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Review 13 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
GREAT BIBLE, AND GREAT SERVICE AT THIS SHOP.
Date:February 10, 2012
Larry
Location:New Zealand
Age:55-65
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
First of all I do appreciate the confidence we can have in Christian Books, and that is a story on its own.
The ESV. Bible I have found to be a wonderful translation for our times using a language that most of us would be comfortable with, I find it is what I use most on powerpoint, people understand it, which is surely the reason, (Neh 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.)
The leather and paper quality is very good, I like the sub headings, and font size is nice (about a 9) references are good, I like the lay out of the concordance and maps.
The ESV. Bible I have found to be a wonderful translation for our times using a language that most of us would be comfortable with, I find it is what I use most on powerpoint, people understand it, which is surely the reason, (Neh 8:12 And all the people went their way to eat and drink and to send portions and to make great rejoicing, because they had understood the words that were declared to them.)
The leather and paper quality is very good, I like the sub headings, and font size is nice (about a 9) references are good, I like the lay out of the concordance and maps.
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Review 14 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
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Date:February 3, 2012
revralph123
Age:45-54
Gender:male
I ordered this Bible initially as a resource for myelf thinking the sale price was worth the purchase. When it arrived I was more than pleasantly surprised. The quality of the BIbe, font size, portability and user freindliness makes it the Bible I will use throughout my ministry.
I purchased a second one as a gift for my son who is entering ministry himself.
I recommend this bible not just for fultime pastors, but also christian workers who are involved in visitation and outreach ministries
I purchased a second one as a gift for my son who is entering ministry himself.
I recommend this bible not just for fultime pastors, but also christian workers who are involved in visitation and outreach ministries
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Review 15 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
My wife bought this for me for Christmas
Date:January 9, 2012
Pastor Sung
Location:Redding, CA
Age:35-44
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
My wife got me this as a Christmas present and let me tell you, it's the greatest gift she's gotten me yet. Being a "young" and new pastor, I have researched which bible translation would be best for me in my studies. Time and again people seem to come back to the ESV. This bible is well made. It lies flat in your hand (a big bonus for me), has adequate size font for reading, a sturdy leather binding, and that great leather smell (which hopefully sticks around for awhile b/c it reminds me of my old Rawlings baseball glove).
I've had lots of other bibles and other translations before. KJV, NIV, NLT, NRSV, Good News Bible, you name it. But far and away, this ESV Minister's Bible is the best one I've ever seen. I would recommend it to any clergyman who wants to get serious about studying God's Word with a classy looking and very functional bible.
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Review 16 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Great deal in every way
Date:December 17, 2011
jeromer
Location:az
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
Great deal in every way. Thanks for the wonderful Bible and craftsmanship.
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Review 17 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Beyond expectations!
Date:October 5, 2011
Kevin
Age:35-44
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
At first I hesitated a bit to order this Bible because of it's incomplete description and detail (not being able to know the size of the print is kind of a big deal to me personally. By the way it is a 9.5 print). But after some research on the manufacture's website I was reassured of my questions and decided to order it. I just want to say that I was surprised at the quality of this Bible! Recently I have ordered several different versions of the ESV trying to find the perfect fit for my life and I think that I might have very well found it. The cover is great. I have ordered a couple crossway "genuine leather" bibles and they are less than genuine. The leather on this Bible actually feels and looks like leather! Go figure... I know that a few people complained about a "smell", not sure what there referring to, but mine definitely only smelled like leather, so...? The print is good and dark in tint and uniformly consistant, the paper has a good weight to it and the minister helps are great. Overall I give this Bible a passing grade not being able to find any fault with it. I hope this helps. Happy studies everyone!
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Review 18 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Wonderful Bible
Date:July 22, 2011
JSBF
Location:Phoenix, AZ
Age:55-65
Gender:female
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
The Bible has a wonderful leather cover, easy to read print--dark and well formed letters--the pages are thicker than most Bibles, which is excellent for making notes in the margin with no bleed through, yet the Bible is still compact. The helps in the back are excellent, even for a lay person. I'm 150 % satisfied with my purchase. $40 for a Bible of this caliber is an exceptional value. I have several Bible translations and really enjoy the ESV.
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Review 19 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
Nice but not as nice as I thought.
Date:June 17, 2011
Quality:
3
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
3
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5
First thing I noticed is that the front of the Bible was covered with something sticky on it in about 6 places. It was like some stickers had been all over it and it took me a long time to get the glue off.
The text inside is about the same as in other ESVs (I was hoping for something better). The paper is thicker but there is for sure some bleed through from the other side.
This is thinner then I thought but over all, this is just an OK Bible. The leather is not as nice as I thought it would be, it has more of a vinyl feel to it. I will use it in churches that prefer a more traditional version in services but, will not use it as my main. As popular as the ESV is getting, I guess I expected something a little better then this. So for my favorite Minister's Bible is the HCSB.
The text inside is about the same as in other ESVs (I was hoping for something better). The paper is thicker but there is for sure some bleed through from the other side.
This is thinner then I thought but over all, this is just an OK Bible. The leather is not as nice as I thought it would be, it has more of a vinyl feel to it. I will use it in churches that prefer a more traditional version in services but, will not use it as my main. As popular as the ESV is getting, I guess I expected something a little better then this. So for my favorite Minister's Bible is the HCSB.
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Review 20 for ESV Minister's Bible, Black Calfskin Calfskin
Overall Rating:
High quality, low price
Date:April 13, 2011
Mark Holloway
Location:Savannah, Ga.
Age:45-54
Gender:male
Quality:
5
out of
5
Value:
5
out of
5
Meets Expectations:
5
out of
5
This is perhaps the best buy for the money. I have many premium leather ESV bibles and have spent dearly for them. But this leather is high quality, the best genuine leather I have felt, as good as some premium leathers I have felt on other bibles. For 40 dollars you can't go wrong. And the ESV is a very fine translation, my favorite. And by the way, I am not a pastor, but a leader in a small church setting and sometimes asked to teach or preach. I would recommend it to even layman in the church who are committed their individual ministry.
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