Study Bible Wins “Christian Book of the Year” Award

By Adelle M. Banks, Religion News Service

The ESV Study Bible has been named the “Christian Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, marking the first time the honor has been given to a study Bible.

The Bible, which is in the English Standard Version, includes study notes from evangelical Christian scholars and other reference materials. Published by Crossway, it also won in the best Bible category.

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This is good news. Christians should be reading and studying their Bibles.  Though, on the other hand, if Victoria Osteen’s dilettante ramblings had won then that would be a clear sign that the end times must be near!  Looks like we’ll just have to wait until December 25, 2012.