ESV Preaching Bible (Goatskin, Black)

The flexible cover makes it easy to hold and keep the text you are using in front of you without the pages turning. Easy to read. The margins are wide enough for notes.

Bought as a gift for my father. He loved it. The Bible itself is extremely well constructed and very beautiful. A good investment for those looking for a serious premium Bible.

I’ve got a collection of Bibles and this is by far my favorite.The goatskin leather is nice to the touch and only improves as its broken in. The print size is perfect, allowing for easy visibility while preaching (or reading in general). I love the single-column text and margins allow for quick notes. I don’t highlight in this Bible because I want it to be as clean as possible and free of distraction. I will, however, occasionally jot down notes or underline with a pencil which does not bleed through or imprint the next page.I don’t know if I would purchase this Bible for myself at full price - I managed to get it at discount, but it would be a perfect gift for someone else.

The last time I really bonded with a bible was an NASB Ryrie Study Bible way back before the 95 update. That is, until now. The ESV Preachers Bible is without a doubt the most gorgeous Bible I have ever had, and no I am not a preacher. From the goatskin cover to the uncluttered single column layout, all I can say is that this Bible is AWESOME!! A beautiful cover and a layout that makes the text the main thing. Am glad I bought this!!

The media could not be loaded. My previous preaching Bible was a calf-skin Bible that I purchased for $90 about twelve years ago (was left in the rain at a church picnic). The cover was very durable and flexible, but was also substantial enough that it kept its form well when I held the Bible in my hands. The cover of this Bible is so thin and floppy that as I hold it in my hands, either opened or closed, it loses some of it form and "flows" around my hands more. To be fair, my other Bible was not as thick as this one. Maybe its supposed to be this flexible and over time I will come to like the feel of it, but it was significantly more floppy than I expected for the price I paid. A few other customers had said it was thin, and even having read those reviews I was surprised by how floppy it was.While the cover seems floppy, it also feels and appears to be high quality and durable. The spine feels solid and substantial. The single column layout is great. While the pages seem to crease easily, I was able to mare on them with "Bible safe highlighters" from Mr. Pen (thanks to the other reviewers for suggesting these).

ESV Preaching Bible is incredible. This is becoming my Bible for long time. Compared to Cambridge Topaz, goatskin feels great and even paper is very good quality. I was surprised to feel that the weight of it is not that bad. I have changed bibles many times just because I couldn’t find right one that I like until I come to this. Life changed.

I love this bible. Awesome for preaching and reading. I have a seperate bible for notes and writing in so this is going to stay undefiled and in the box till i take it out to preach. The feel is amazing and the print is awesome. The dark ink and super white pages make the words pop off the page like its supposed to. I have nothing but love for this blessing and its worth any price.

This is my new favorite Bible! I love the wide margins and the print is easily seen without a lot of ghosting. It’s SUPER soft yet very durable. I take a ton of notes and use Mr Pen gel highlighters on the pages and am very pleased with how it looks.