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The ESV
Study Bible has been named the "Christian Book of the
Year" by the Evangelical Christian Publishers
Association, marking the first time the honor has been
given to a study Bible.
The Bible, which is in the English Standard Version,
includes study notes from evangelical Christian scholars
and other reference materials. Published by Crossway, it
also won in the best Bible category.
The honoring of the study Bible follows two previous
first-time wins of other products. In 2008, the Word of
Promise New Testament Audio Bible became the first audio
product to win; in 2007, Karen Kingsbury became the
first woman and the first novelist to win, for her book,
Ever After.
The award was announced on March 19, 2009 at the
kick-off for the 2009 Christian Book Expo in Dallas. The
Christian Book Awards, which previously were known as
the Gold Medallion Book Awards, were established in 1978
to recognize Christian books for excellent content,
design and literary quality.
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