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In 2001, Crossway published the English Standard Version (ESV) Bible. The official preface to the ESV describes the translation as an "'essentially literal' translation that seeks as far as possible to reproduce the precise wording of the original text and the personal style of each Bible writer."[3] A revision of the 1971 Revised Standard Version (RSV) text, the ESV emphasizes "'word-for-word' correspondence, at the same time taking account of differences in grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary English and the original languages."[4]

The publishing team behind the ESV included over 100 evangelical scholars led by a 14-member Translation Oversight Committee. According to Crossway, "This hundred-plus-member team shares a common commitment to the truth of God’s Word and to historic Christian orthodoxy and is international in scope, including leaders in many denominations."[5]

In 2008, Crossway published the ESV Study Bible—the first study Bible to win the Evangelical Christian Publisher's Association Book of the Year Award.[6] According to The Dallas Morning News, the ESV Study Bible "released to strong demand in October 2008, selling out of its 100,000-copy first printing", and sold "more than 180,000 units within five months of release." Endorsed by evangelical leaders such as John Piper, Joni Eareckson Tada, Al Mohler, and Mark Dever, the ESV Study Bible includes over 20,000 study notes; over 80,000 cross-references; over 400 charts, maps, and illustrations; and over 50 articles.[7]