Articles and Resources

How to Use The ESV Global Study Bible, ePub Edition

Accessing Study Notes and Footnotes

Title Page

Copyright Information

List of Charts

List of Maps

List of Diagrams

List of Illustrations

List of Facts

List of Profiles

List of Abbreviations

Global Editorial Committee

Foreword

Global Purpose

Global Audience

Global Content and Features

Global Team of Contributors

Free Global Access

Global Vision

Contributors: Articles for the Global Church

Introduction: A User’s Guide to the Global Study Bible

Purpose

Divine Words and Merely Human Words

The Understanding and Teaching of God’s Word

Doctrinal Perspective

Special Features of the ESV Global Study Bible

Cross-Reference System and Concordance

The ESV Online Study Bible

The ESV Bible and the ESV Global Study Bible

Goal and Vision

List of Abbreviations

Preface to the English Standard Version

The Bible

Translation Legacy

Translation Philosophy

Translation Principles and Style

The Translation of Specialized Terms

Textual Basis and Resources

Textual Footnotes

Publishing Team

To God’s Honor and Praise

Overview of the Bible

God’s Plan for History

God’s Promises and Predictions

God’s Warnings and Curses

God’s Covenant Commitment and Instruction

Christ Is the Offspring of Abraham and the Last Adam

Shadows, Prefigures, and “Types” of Christ

Christ Is the Mediator

New Testament

Already—but Not Yet

Who Is Jesus?

Christ’s Work on the Cross

The Promise of the Holy Spirit

Sin, Faith, and Repentance

The Church as the People of God

New Testament Timeline

Old Testament: Theology and Key Dates

The Essential Components of the Old Testament Story

The Parts of the Old Testament in Relation to the Story

The Old Testament as Christian Scripture

Old Testament Timeline and Calendar: An Overview of Key Dates

God’s Global Plan of Salvation

Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation Horizontally

Understanding God’s Plan of Salvation Vertically

Conclusion

The Importance of the Global Church

Introduction

The Origin of the Church

The Trinitarian Nature of the Church

The Marks of the Church

The Purpose of the Church

Conclusion

How to Read and Understand the Bible

Spiritual

Contextual

Christ-centered

Reverent

Communal

Repeated

Conclusion

How to Apply the Bible in Daily Life

How God’s Word Comes to Us

The Basics of Personal Meditation

The Importance of Fellow Believers

The Centrality of Christ

Two Words of Warning

Conclusion

The Reliability and Authority of the Bible

The Inspired Word

The Inerrant and Infallible Word

The Clear and Sufficient Word

Conclusion

The Great Truths of the Bible

Revelation

Scripture

God

Christ

The Holy Spirit

Humanity

Salvation

The Church

The End Times

Mission and Evangelism

Mission

Evangelism

Conclusion

Major World Religions

Judaism

Islam

Hinduism

Buddhism

Confucianism

Biblical Themes and Other Religions

Biblical Ethics: An Introduction

The Importance of Biblical Ethics

The Purpose of Biblical Ethics

The Foundation of Biblical Ethics

Some Characteristics of Biblical Ethics

The Value and Dignity of Human Life

Created in the Image of God

The Beginning of Life

The End of Life

The Treatment of Children, the Disabled, and the Elderly

Conclusion

Marriage and Sexual Morality

Introduction

Biblical Foundations

A Whole-Bible Trajectory

Implications for Marriage and Sexual Morality

Related Issues

Conclusion

The Purpose and Role of Government

God Instituted Government for the Good of All People

God Instituted Government for His Glory

Social Ethics

Social Ethics and the Bible

Some Contemporary Issues in Global Social Ethics

Conclusion

Personal Ethics

The Basis, Norm, and Power of Personal Ethics

Personal Ethics: Case Studies

Conclusion

Glossary

Table of Weights and Measures

Concordance

Abbreviations

Daily Bible Reading Plan

Contributors to The ESV Global Study Bible

Editorial Oversight Committee

Contributors to Articles for the Global Church

Global Message Contributors

Study Note Contributors

Other Contributors

Consulting Contributors

Colophon

The Crossway ESV Global Study Bible Publishing Team

Editorial Team

Contributing Editors

Proofreading and Editorial Assistance

Design

Typesetting

Production

Management Leaders

ESV Global Study Bible Specifications and Production

Maps