Can we get the ESV Global Study Bible free in Logos?

How much does it differ from the ESV Study Bible notes that we already have in Logos?

Schumitinu said:

How much does it differ from the ESV Study Bible notes that we already have in Logos?

Here is an excerpt from Genesis 1:1. The ESVSB in Logos, and the ESVGSB in Kindle.

ESVSB in Logos

1:1 In the beginning. This opening verse can be taken as a summary, introducing the whole passage; or it can be read as the first event, the origin of the heavens and the earth (sometime before the first day), including the creation of matter, space, and time. This second view (the origin of the heavens and the earth) is confirmed by the NT writers’ affirmation that creation was from nothing (Heb. 11:3; Rev. 4:11). God created. Although the Hebrew word for “God,” ’Elohim, is plural in form (possibly to express majesty), the verb “create” is singular, indicating that God is thought of as one being. Genesis is consistently monotheistic in its outlook, in marked contrast to other ancient Near Eastern accounts of creation. There is only one God. The Hebrew verb bara’, “create,” is always used in the OT with God as the subject; while it is not always used to describe creation out of nothing, it does stress God’s sovereignty and power. Heavens and the earth here means “everything.” This means, then, that “In the beginning” refers to the beginning of everything. The text indicates that God created everything in the universe, which thus affirms that he did in fact create it ex nihilo (Latin “out of nothing”). The effect of the opening words of the Bible is to establish that God, in his inscrutable wisdom, sovereign power, and majesty, is the Creator of all things that exist.

1:1 God’s act of creation is the foundation for the entire biblical history. A considerable number of passages refer back to creation (e.g., Psalms 8; 104; 148; John 1:1–3; 1 Cor. 8:6; Col. 1:15–17; Heb. 1:2; 11:3; 1 John 1:5–7). All the rest of the Bible depends indirectly on it.

ESV Global Study Bible in Kindle

GENESIS— NOTE ON 1: 1– 11: 26 Primeval History. Genesis 1– 11 surveys the history of the world before Abraham, while chs. 12– 50 focus on one main family. There are no real parallels to chs. 12– 50 in the literature of other ancient civilizations. However, other ancient stories do exist about both creation and the flood. These stories stand in sharp contrast to the biblical account. Generally they depict creation as a great struggle, often involving conflict between the gods. For example, they claim that the flood was sent because the gods could not stand the noise made by human beings but were unable to control it in any other way. Genesis disproves such stories by its teachings. There is only one God, whose word is almighty. He spoke the world into being. The sun and moon are not gods in their own right but are created by the one God. It is human sin that prompts the flood. These principles in Genesis 1– 11 run through the rest of Scripture.

FACT In the Hebrew Bible, the title of Genesis is In the Beginning, the book’s first words. The English title is related to the Greek word genesis, which means “beginning.”

1: 1– 2: 3 God’s Creation and Ordering of Heaven and Earth. The book of Genesis opens with a majestic description of how God created the heavens and earth and then put everything in order so that it might become his dwelling place. God assigns humanity to govern the other creatures on his behalf, so that the whole earth should become the temple of God, the place of his presence, displaying his glory.

GENESIS— NOTE ON 1: 1 In the beginning. The opening verse of the Genesis creation account can be taken as either (1) a summary of the entire process of creation or (2) a description of the first event in creation. This event would have occurred sometime before the first day (vv. 3– 5), and would have included the creation of matter, space, and time. This second view emphasizes the fact that God created the universe from nothing (compare Heb. 11: 3). God created. The Hebrew word for God, ’Elohim, is plural, possibly to express God’s majesty, but the verb “created” is singular, indicating that God is one being. In contrast to other ancient Near Eastern accounts of creation, Genesis always emphasizes that there is only one God. Whenever the Hebrew verb for “create” occurs in the OT, God is the subject. Heavens and the earth here means “everything.” Thus, “in the beginning” refers to the beginning of everything. The text indicates that God created everything in the universe, which means that he created it out of nothing.

ESV Bibles by Crossway (2012-10-31). ESV Global Study Bible (Kindle Locations 11220-11231). Crossway. Kindle Edition.

I don't know if there is DRM in there but if it is free I would doubt it. You could've use Calibre to convert the epub/mobi to a docx and then import into logos as a personal book.

William Gabriel said:

Some of us have posted about it before. Logos should offer it for free. I understand that there is a production cost, so to cover that, Logos can put it in Community Pricing, and many of us will gladly cover those costs so future users can have it for free.

Didn't hear a peep from Logos/Faithlife about the product way back when it was introduced and offered at no cost by Crossway.

What would be the benefit of having this, if one already has the ESVSB? I would bid a few dollars to help produce a free version, but I don't see any advantage or benefit in having it if you already have the ESVSB. They all appear to be published by Crossway.

[quote user="William Gabriel"] Didn't hear a peep from Logos/Faithlife about the product way back when it was introduced and offered at no cost by Crossway. [/quote]

It is still free - as an app for Apple, on-line, or as an e-book (ePub or Mobi):  http://bit.ly/1L5aYZ3 

Mattillo said:

I don't know if there is DRM in there but if it is free I would doubt it. You could've use Calibre to convert the epub/mobi to a docx and then import into logos as a personal book.

I have a docx version of the GSB that loads into MS Word without error - however when I try to convert it to a PBB using LOGOS, LOGOS crashes - with a window telling me I can debug LOGOS. I am not an PBB expert or a log file expert if that would help.  Any one want to take a look?

I had an issue uploading the 54MB docx file here, so I will try to upload to the special files forum (no guarantee). What I did was I downloaded the ESVGSB in mobi format, converted file in Calibre to docx, opened in MS-Word and created a PBB with no issues, although it did take some time to compile The concern that I have is the over 9K page count when the paperback on Amazon is listed at only 1,984.

My configuration is:

• Calibre 2.28 (64bit)
• MS-Word 2010
• Logos 6.7 Beta 1
• Microsoft Windows 7 64bit
• 8GB RAM

EDIT: Could not upload files to forum.

Floyd Johnson said:

Erwin, the eBook versions place the footnotes and cross references on separate pages at the end of each Bible book. They are linked to by the original text and link back to the original text, but add to the page count.  Also, these added pages are displayed in the default font, making them larger than the paper versions of this Bible.  This could be what you are seeing.

Thanks Floyd; That makes sense.

BTW: I could not upload the files to the forum. Not sure if it is because of the size or if something is wrong with the forum.

Downloaded fine AFAIK, but I am getting the same error message I received when I tried to create the PBB with my DocX file.  Strange.

I wonder if it could be because I have MS Word 2016 - upgraded last week.  Has there been any reported problems with the new version of Word and PBB?

Floyd Johnson said:

Downloaded fine AFAIK, but I am getting the same error message I received when I tried to create the PBB with my DocX file.  Strange.

I wonder if it could be because I have MS Word 2016 - upgraded last week.  Has there been any reported problems with the new version of Word and PBB?

That is strange. If your setup is similar to mine with the exception of MS-Word, I would be leaning towards word as the culprit. However, the file format of the new version shouldn't change. Microsoft did make such a change with 2007, but they also changed the file extension to docx. The next thing I would try would be to save the file in a previous Word format such as doc, then open it and save in docx. That should be a non-destructive test. If anything happens to the file, just download it again.

Well, at this point, the cause is beyond me. I am curious if it does have something to do with Word 2016, but I don't have that version on the network or any of my machines.

Good idea Erwin, it got me thinking of something similar!

It works for me now - I didn't have to do exactly what Erwin suggested, but because of that when I went to try it, I did a File/Save As, and I noticed/remembered there is a checkbox "Maintain compatibility with prior versions" - I checked that. And it compiles fine now! There must be some minor feature add-in to Word 2016 that, through their format specifications, old versions are able to ignore but it will remove something small. You might want to try this trick to get it to compile, it looked fine to me so far (but it is very big - someone else might notice a formatting glitch or something!)

I would still create a new thread with the version that crashes the PB compiler attached -  this will generate a lot of support activity otherwise!

Thanks, Don.  I will give this a try later today. Our worship service does happen until 2 PM EDT/EST, and I will be busy till then. ☺

Randy, I opened the document that was posted here, using Word 2016, resaved it after checking the box "Maintain compatibility with prior versions of Word" or something similar, which you see on the dialog box when you do File Save As. Did you try that? After I did that it compiled fine, the whole thing - it took about 10 minutes on my very fast laptop, but it did finish. Before clicking that check box it would crash immediately when I tried to compile.

alabama24 said:

Robert - I know you mean well, but posting .docx files of copyrighted material isn't allowed in the forums. You will need to delete your link. This protects you and faithlife both. Faithlife has already removed a similar link in this thread, but it would be good if you did so before they need to do so.