Holman CSB Verse-by-Verse Reference Bible, Holman Handcrafted Collection, Black Goatskin Leather

I’m blown away at how much better Holman premium Bibles have gotten! Since the CSB has been in print I have owned two other premium versions from Holman. They have in my opinion produced a far superior premium Bible with this verse by verse addition. The goat skin leather cover is hands down the best cover I have ever seen on a CSB Bible from Holman. They have greatly improved the paper they use and I am grateful that they have come up with a verse by verse text block that is incredibly usable for the pulpit and enjoyable to sit and read. I do like that they have done as others have done by putting the verse numbers in red while the text is in black. This is very helpful when finding your place in the pulpit. They also have gone with a more modern design by putting the references in the bottom right corner while adding translation notes at the bottom of the page underneath a fine red line. I find little details like the small flower graphic at the beginning of each new book of the Bible to be a nice touch and a great reminder of the beauty that is found in the word of God. The outside margins offer just enough space to jot down a quick note. They have included a very nice concordance in the back and their maps are not on glossy paper! Although the ribbons are as thin as those used by Crossway they have included three of them in black, gold and red and that is a very nice touch. There are certainly some minor things that could be improved upon like the gold printing on the spine which is not crisp and is slightly smudged and/or rubbing off already with only a couple days of use. That is not a huge concern to me because of all of the other major improvements that they have made in this addition. This certainly is not as premium as a Schuyler however it is hands down a better built Bible then the last couple of so-called premium Bibles that I have purchased from Crossway. It is strange for me to say this but I think Crossway could learn a thing or two about constructing a premium Bible from Holman. All in all this is a wonderful Bible that I would recommend to anyone looking for an easy to read Bible that also lends itself very well to pulpit ministry or simply following along with your Pastor if they teach verse by verse. Great improvements by Holman!