An EHV Study Bible

Logos Version

By the Wartburg Project

This study Bible is based on the text of the Evangelical Heritage Version. Copyright by the Wartburg Project 2019. EHV (Evangelical Heritage Version) is a registered trademark of the Wartburg Project. All rights reserved.

In the EHV logo, the circle of light or the rainbow radiating from the cross is divided into three parts to symbolize the three solas of the Reformation: by grace alone, by faith alone, and by Scripture alone. This semi-circle, together with the base, forms the Latin letter D, which means 500 and honors the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in 2017, the year in which the first edition of the EHV was published

This study Bible follows the 2019 text of the EHV with minor editing. In the Logos Bible study system, the biblical text is a separate module from the study notes. All the other material is contained in this module.

In addition to notes on the basic EHV translation, the study Bible includes detailed introductions to each book of the Bible as well as supplemental appendices on subjects such as weights and measures, Israel’s neighbors, biblical chronology, geography, the Herods, and so on. It includes maps, charts, and pictures. Its notes focus on archaeological, historical, and geographic information about the text, but it will also include doctrinal notes. The notes of this study Bible are written from a Lutheran perspective, so the doctrinal notes on topics like the sacraments, the millennium, etc., reflect a Lutheran understanding of these topics. We do not think this will limit the usefulness of our study Bible to Lutherans only, since the archaeological, historical, and geographic information is not dependent on any denominational understanding, and non-Lutherans may appreciate including in their study Bible collection a study Bible that helps them understand the confessional Lutheran perspective on various issues.

The basic EHV text can be licensed for use in other study Bibles and commentaries. That is why we call it An EHV Study Bible. We hope there will be many others. The creators of those derived work will be responsible for the contents and the opinions expressed in those works.

Preface to the Translation

What is the Evangelical Heritage Version?

Our translation is called Evangelical because its highest goal is to proclaim the good news of the gospel of salvation through faith in the atoning work of Jesus Christ, God’s eternal Son. Though there are many topics in the Bible, all of them are there to serve the gospel of Christ. All of our work in producing and distributing this translation is directed to the glory of God and to the eternal salvation of people’s souls.

Our translation is called Heritage because this word heritage looks to the past, the present, and the future.

Heritage expresses our respect for the generations of Christians and for the faithful translators who have passed the Bible down to us. We are aware that we in the present are building ...