ESV Literary Study Bible
The father and son team of Leland Ryken, the Clyde S. Kilby professor of English at Wheaton College, and Philip Graham Ryken, senior minister at the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, have teamed up to produce the ESV Literary Study Bible. This newly released resource explores the Bible’s story lines, complex characters, historical settings, literary genres, motifs, theological themes, imagery, and important terms. The commentary (which accompanies the ESV text) focuses on the literary features of the Bible, as distinct from historical, cultural, or linguistic features. It also divides the Bible into units of a size that lends itself to daily reading or weekly group Bible study. The commentary also has the intentional aim of showing the unity of the Bible. A glossary at the back of the ESV Literary Study Bible provides definitions of literary terms and pointers about how to understand and interpret various literary genres.