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The So-called ESV

by Theodore P. Letis

A critique of the ESV’s origins and marketing

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A critique of the ESV’s origins and marketing

Theodore P. Letis examines the English Standard Version through questions of translation lineage, publishing rights, and religious marketing. The publisher’s description frames the book as a consumer-advocacy argument, focusing on the ESV’s relationship to the Revised Standard Version and on a reported payment for special rights whose contract terms, it says, remain unknown. Its subject is therefore not only a Bible translation, but also the institutional and commercial context in which that translation was presented to readers.

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  • Readers interested in the history and publishing context of the English Standard Version.
  • Readers exploring debates about Bible translation, denominational institutions, and religious marketing.

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Bible translation historyPublishing rights and ownershipReligious marketing and consumer advocacy

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Book overview

The English Standard Version was marketed as a translation for conservative Christians, but it is essentially just a revision of an earlier translation owned by an apostate organization. Crossway Books paid the National Council of Churches $625,000 for "special rights" to its Revised Standard Version, but the terms of that contract remain unknown today. We are living in extraordinarily confused times. In this short volume, Dr. Letis serves as a consumer advocate to those who are tired of being exploited by manipulative advertising slogans and multinational corporations.

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