An attractive new edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible; the worlds fastest-growing Bible translation. Ideal for awarding to individuals or groups or simply for personal use. The ESV Gift & Award Bible is a new edition of the worlds fastest-growing Bible translation. This edition is perfect for commemorating christenings graduations & other special moments & will be cherished for years to come. Its many features include: * British text * 8.75-point text * Presentation page * Double-column paragraph format * Two choices of colour (pink & navy) The English Standard Version is a great choice for personal reading & study for private devotions & family prayers & for teaching preaching & worship. An essentially literal translation the ESV Bible combines word-for-word accuracy with readability literary excellence & depth of meaning. More than 100 of the worlds leading Bible scholars & teachers were involved in creating the ESV Bible. Trusted worldwide the ESV is a treasure for life. ...

With an attractive new slipcase & binding this compact white Bible is an ideal gift for any special occasion including confirmation weddings or first communion. The full text of the ever-popular Authorized King James Version Bible with all its literary beauty & poetic grandeur in an attractive size & with beautiful binding & slipcase making it an ideal gift. ...

A stylish pocket version of the English Standard Version Bible with hardwearing soft-touch binding presentation page & ribbon marker. Ideal for personal use or as a gift. The English Standard Version is a highly accurate translation of the Bible from the original sources. It sits in the classic stream of word-for-word Bible translations using the Revised Standard Version as a base but incorporates all the most recent advances in modern language use. It combines the utmost accuracy with readability & literary beauty. The Translation Oversight Committee & Translation Review Board are composed of evangelical scholars from many different denominations & from various countries. Setting aside doctrinal difference & personal preferences they have striven to render the closest possible equivalent to the original in modern English. This new Compact typesetting uses a clearer larger typeface to enhance readability & also

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A new Bible published in partnership with the Church of England & designed especially for Anglicans. It

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An new edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible; the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. Ideal for church use. The ESV Anglicized Pew Bible is a new edition of the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. Its durable hardcover format high quality Bible paper & 65 responsive readings reflecting major biblical themes make it the perfect choice for churches. This edition's many helpful features include: * British text * 8.1-point type * Double-column format * 65 responsive readings The English Standard Version is a great choice for personal reading & study for private devotions & family prayers & for teaching preaching & worship. An 'essentially literal' translation the ESV Bible combines word-for-word accuracy with readability literary excellence & depth of meaning. More than 100 of the world's leading Bible scholars & teachers were involved in creating the ESV Bible. Trusted worldwide the ESV is a treasure for life. ...

An attractive new edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. Ideal as a gift or for personal use. The ESV Thinline Bible complete with high quality Chestnut imitation leather cover is a fantastic value edition of the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. It is less than an inch thick but it still contains a concordance & the complete text of the ESV Bible in a highly readable font size. This edition comes complete with anglicized text & its many helpful features include: * British English Text * Double-column format with black letter text * Concordance * Gilt page edges The English Standard Version is a great choice for personal reading & study for private devotions & family prayers & for teaching preaching & worship. An 'essentially literal' translation the ESV Bible combines word-for-word accuracy with readability literary excellence & depth of meaning. More than 100 of the world's leading Bible scholars & teachers were involved in creating the ESV Bible. Trusted worldwide the ESV is a treasure for life. ...

An attractive compact edition of the English Standard Version of the Bible; the world's fastest-growing Bible translation. Ideal as a gift or for personal use. This violet edition features a protective zipper & combines a readable font size with portability
- perfect for reading on the move. Its many helpful features include: * British English Text * Compact portable size * Double-column format with black letter text * Concordance * Protective zipper * Presentation page * Ribbon marker * Gilt page edges The English Standard Version is a great choice for personal reading & study for private devotions & family prayers & for teaching preaching & worship. An 'essentially literal' translation the ESV Bible combines word-for-word accuracy with readability literary excellence & depth of meaning. More than 100 of the world's leading Bible scholars & teachers were involved in creating the ESV Bible. Trusted worldwide the ESV is a treasure for life.
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For the first time the Anglicized Edition of the New Revised Standard Version is available from Collins in a new centre column cross-reference setting to create the best-ever edition of the translation most widely-used across the churches. The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible is steadily increasing in popularity. It is highly respected among academics including evangelicals & used in theological colleges across the board as the most accurate translation available. It has been widely adopted across the Church of England & is in the process of being adopted for use in the Catholic liturgy. The NRSV is an accurate translation in the tradition of the King James Version with special sensitivity to gender inclusiveness without any loss of clarity & retaining the traditional style of referring to God as ' He' or ' Him.' Completely reset in the highly-respected Anglicized Edition along with cross references in all the standard text Bibles this is the ideal Bible for personal reading academic study & for church use. ...

A nineteenth century French priest discovers something in his mountain village at the foot of The Pyrenees which enables him to amass & spend a fortune of millions of pounds. The tale seems to begin with buried treasure & then turns into an unprecedented historical detective story
- a modern Grail quest leading back through cryptically coded parchments secret societies the Knights Templar the Cathar heretics of the twelfth & thirteenth centuries & a dynasty of obscure French kings deposed more than 1 300 years ago. The author's conclusions are persuasive: at the core is not material riches but a secret
- a secret of explosive & controversial proportions which radiates out from the little Pyrenees village all the way to contemporary politics & the entire edifice of the Christian faith. It involves nothing less than...the Holy Grail.

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Relics affected everyone in medieval society. Saintly morsels such as bones hair teeth & clothes & items like the Crown of Thorns coveted by Louis IX of France were thought to bring the believer closer to the saint who might intercede with God on his or her behalf. In the first comprehensive history in English of the rise of relic cults Charles Freeman takes readers on a vivid fast-paced journey from Constantinople to the northern Isles of Scotland over the course of a millennium. In Holy Bones Holy Dust" Freeman illustrates that the pervasiveness & variety of relics answered very specific needs of ordinary people across a darkened Europe under threat of political upheavals disease & hellfire. But relics were not only venerated
- they were traded collected lost stolen duplicated & destroyed. They were bargaining chips good business & good propaganda politically appropriated across Europe & even used to wield military power. Freeman examines an expansive array of relics in the broad social & cultural context of their age showing how the mania for these objects deepens our understanding of the medieval world & why these relics continue to capture our imagination."
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