My friend Rae Whitlock posted a review of his new ESV Personal Size Reference Bible last week. It inspired me. I recently purchased a new ESV bible ad so I decided to post a review of mine. I will use the same categories as he did but instead of awarding a WIN/FAIL rating I will simply contrast his edition and mine.

1)Layout/Text
I went with the Wide Margin /Reference/Black Letter Edition (heretofore referred to as WMRBL). Rae’s Personal Size Reference Edition (heretofore referred to as PSR) has a single-column format which Rae likes for it’s “top-notch” readability.  While I agree with him in part, I like that my two column format has a lot of context on a single page. What can I say? I’m lazy and like to turn pages as little as possible .
But the major selling point for me was the Wide Margins. I always hate trying to cram any notes into the small margins on the other bibles I have.  Here is a shot of Jonah (the same section Rae showed on his review) to illustrate what the two-column, wide margin format looks like.

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I hope this post finds you well. I want to start by thanking Travis for letting me crash his new blog party. I hope yall three of you that read this will be encouraged. If not, at least you will be entertained.