Reformation Trust Publishing, the publishing division of Ligonier Ministries, has announced a second printing of The Reformation Study Bible (2015). Less than six months from its March debut, almost 40,000 copies of the new edition of the study Bible in the English Standard Version (ESV) have been distributed.

J.D. Bridges, Ligonier’s vice president of sales, was pleased with the edition’s success.

“Sales of this carefully crafted new edition have set a high watermark for our ministry with demand remaining strong both domestically and internationally,” Bridges said. “People have responded very well to the expanded and thoroughly revised commentary, which grew by more than 44 percent under the editorial leadership of Dr. R.C. Sproul along with 75 other distinguished theologians."

Rev. Burk Parsons, co-pastor at St. Andrew’s Chapel and Ligonier's vice president of publishing, associate editor for The Reformation Study Bible and editor for Tabletalk magazine, explained the vision for this Bible.

"This is our ultimate aim—to get God’s people not only to read God’s Word but to study God’s Word, love God’s Word, obey God’s Word, apply God’s Word, hide God’s Word in their hearts and teach God’s Word to their families, their neighbors and the nations,” Parsons said. “That is why we publish study Bibles—to help fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus Christ, for His glory, not our own.”

Regarding future printings, Bridges said there are “plans to improve both the quality of the paper and the presentation of this resource, even as we continue to introduce new covers and styles as we reprint.”

With each purchase, Ligonier includes an extra $400 worth of additional study resources (both digital and print) available for free through online registration.

Reformation Trust also looks forward to the release of the New King James Version (NKJV) edition of The Reformation Study Bible at Ligonier's National Conference in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 25, 2016.

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