The English Standard Version is now available in the popular Classic Thinline format with many of the features of the Classic Reference Edition. It includes a complete concordance, full-color maps, section headings, and textual notes. This edition is available in various colors and in four types of covers--premium, calfskin, genuine leather, premium bonded leather, and new TruTone covers. The English Standard Version is founded on the belief that the words of the Bible are the very words of God. This essentially literal translation is unsurpassed in both accuracy and clarity. The translation team of more than 120 scholars and advisors from many churches and denominations has realized its goals of word-for-word precision, literary excellence, and readability.