
Helena, to Jerusalem to look for Christ's tomb. After seeing a vision of a cross in the sky in 312, Constantine the Great converted to Christianity, signed the Edict of Milan legalizing the faith, and sent his mother, St. Within this framework, we have sought to be as precise as possible, while maintaining clarity of expression and literary excellence. Every translation is at many points a trade-off between precision and readability, between “formal equivalence” in expression and “functional equivalence” in communication-and the ESV® Catholic Edition is no exception. In contrast, the ESV® Catholic Edition follows a word-for-word translation philosophy, offering the most precise and up-to-date translation available. A thought-for-thought translation is of necessity more inclined to reflect the interpretive views of the translator and the influences of contemporary culture. Some Bible versions have followed a thought-for-thought rather than word-for-word translation philosophy, emphasizing “dynamic equivalence” rather than the precise meaning of the original. Thus, it seeks to be transparent to the original text, letting the reader see as directly as possible the structure and exact force of the original. As such, its emphasis is on a word-for-word correspondence, at the same time taking full account of differences in grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages. (Please note this edition does not come with free access to the Online ESV Study Bible resources.The ESV® Catholic Edition is a translation that seeks as far as possible to reproduce the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each biblical writer. In addition to the 757,000 words of the ESV Bible itself, the notes and resources of the ESV Study Bible comprise an additional 1.1 million words of insightful explanation and teaching-equivalent to a 20-volume Bible resource library all contained in one volume. The ESV Study Bible features more than 2,750 pages of extensive, accessible Bible resources, including completely new notes, full-color maps, illustrations, charts, timelines, and articles created by an outstanding team of 93 evangelical Christian scholars and teachers. Combining the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV text, it is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published.


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