DIADEM shape is ideal. Esp to be size of CONCORD. This WILL be a winner for Cambridge. I especially like smaller bibles THAT I can READ. Can't wait for BOTH bibles ...hardback AND calfskin. CAMBRIDGE got THIS right. Thanks Mark.
I remember getting the ESV Pitt Minion back in.. 2013 I think? Still have it with me to this day. Always thought, “If they took this exact Bible and made it a bit bigger, it would be the perfect Bible.” Really looking forward to picking up both a hardcover of this and a leather one later on.
Another excellent review, Mark. As Psalm 90 (ESV) says: "The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty;" Well, I've had my three score and ten already and I'm still able to read my four beloved Pitt Minions with no trouble at all. That assumes, of course, that I'm wearing my spectacles and I'm in good light. If the good Lord deigns to bless me with ten more years "by reason of strength", I strongly suspect that my treasured Pitt Minions will be (sigh) too small for me and the Diadem may just be the ticket. Like you, I'm anxiously looking forward to the leather editions and other versions as well. Thanks, Mark!
You’re welcome Guy and thanks for those insights (no pun intended!). Your eyes seem to be doing better than mine, although I had about 37 years of perfect vision at least! 😀 I think you’ll enjoy the Diadem by the sounds of things! 👍👌
I really like the Pitt Minion. I may have to pick one of these up once they're available in the US. Black letter hardcover is great, I wish all Bibles were available like that. Durable and affordable.
Looking forward to the leather additions of this Bible. I love my Pitt but there are plenty of situations where it’s just a little to small. Great review mate!
@@konstantinallinforchrist9867 It should be noted the the NRSV compact text Bible is not a reference Bible whereas the Diadem is, but if you are not looking for a reference Bible it is a good option!
Really great review, brother. Thank you. Watching in Scotland but from NI, and it's such a blessing to have a fellow UK person doing Bible reviews!! I love the Diadem but won't be purchasing as I prefer soft cover and really dislike red letter. Quite similar to my Allan ESV NCR. You should have a look at the Allan Bibles, lots of great Bibles in various translations that you'd love. Thank you again!
@@NnifWald There is a specifically Catholic edition of the ESV approved by the Catholic Church, Cambridge has confirmed that they will produce an ESVCE diadem in the spring time of next year
@@travisfrance1761 oh wow, that is amazing news! This might be the first ever truly premium Catholic Bible! Do you have a link to where they announced that? I'm having trouble finding much information online.
CONCORD is about 9 POINT FONT and DIADEM about 8.5 ? I think. It will be exciting for Cambridge conisours. To see different translations extant. Really excited to see. Esp since CAMEO is 8 POINT and readable and is most popular CAMBRIDGE offering . I think this will be something to watch ongoing. I would not READ the pitt minion but THIS may be exciting.
I preordered on Amazon on Thursday 28th and got an update today for delivery about Nov 12. Good thing I ordered.. seems about sold out. Even on pre-order.
I have been a reader of CONCORD since about 1969. And all others since then except pitt minion. And I did not like the 87% reduction of paragraph bible . Was a bit disappointed in TOPAZ. But THIS makes me. Very excited.
The print size is too small for my eyes. I would require a 10.5, minimum, and a verse by verse. I don't need another ESV Bible, but this one intrigues me. I might check out all of them when they are released. Thank you for your review. :)
The fact that CAMBRIDGE favours ESV for their initial public offering..both in TOPAZ and now with DIADEM..raises that translation to #1. In my thinking. Hope CAMBRIDGE follows with NKJV as they did with TOPAZ. Cambridge hits a home run with THIS .
Excellent review! At the very end you shared the leather options that will come out most likely in 2022. I see that the dust jacket only lists Calfskin versions. Will there be goatskin options?
Didn't CAMBRIDGE print the Geneva bible in about 1591 ? And wasn't 1769 the last revision of KJV since revised version of 1880 ..81 was a New translation as well AS NKJV in 1982 NOT a revision but a NEW translation ? THANKS.
At about 8:50 you mention the NRSV Study Bible. I am not familiar with this Study Bible could you let me know to which you are referring? I love the look of the Diadem and would love to see it in the NRSVue (New Revised Standard Version updated edition), due out in 2022!
Hi Belz, sorry I’m not familiar with it either! If you pause the video it is mentioned on that front inner information page. Yes the revised NRSV will be coming in 2022 and I’m sure we’ll see Cambridge start to publish it following it’s release. 👍
Does anyone happen to know if the Apocrypha included in this edition has been updated along with the rest of the text from the 2009 to the 2016 translation, or if the Apocrypha is simply the 2009 text added to the 2016 edition? Either way, the upcoming leatherbound edition sounds like my dream Bible, glad I found this video just to have heard about it.
I have the Pitt Minions both in KJV and the NKJV - LOVE THEM. I am *dying* for Cambridge to come out with the NKJV translation of the Diadem. I am madly in love with the traditional double-column, center reference layout like in the Pitts. I got incredibly frustrated to find out that Cambridge doesn’t have the Cameo in NKJV. Neither in the Concord. Nor in the Turquoise! I do not understand why?! 😭 I do not like the layout of the Topaz and I am not looking for single-column style like in the Clarion (which I do have in the NASB) nor something as large as the wide-margin. If they come out with a NKJV Diadem, I will *SCREAM* my lungs out in excitement… then immediately buy it. I promise you. 😂 PLEASE CAMBRIDGE, I beg you 🙏🏻
Thanks Anna, just so you know the Cameo, Concord and Turquoise are all old letterpress editions that originate from the 20’s and 50’s, all originally plates of the KJV text. This means it’s impossible to insert a different translation into these formats as they are plates. I’m sure we will see new editions of the Diadem though.
It’s not that small… 8.5 points is smaller than the Clarion admittedly but a substantial improvement on the Pitt. I prefer the layout of this Diadem over the Clarion and find it easier to read but of course this will be subjective. Thankfully we have lots of options 😀
CAMBRIDGE BIBLES are so popular in USA that BIBLES from 1920s that are past copyright are being reprinted by CBP..church bible publishers..and in exciting covers and colours. E.g. CAMEO and especially TURQUOISE. Some even reduced to personal size but still readable.
When it says 8.2/8.5 is one the type and the other the FONT ? THANKS. Similarly is CONCORD 9/9.5 or IS ONE with the leading. If ESV is text will it NOT be the same dark and bold of Cambridge KJV VERSIONS. ? THANKS again. I sort of count FONTs to go to sleep.
Hi Gleason I thought I replied to you in another msg, sorry if I dreamt that! First number is font size, second number is line spacing or the leading as it is sometimes called. According to the Cambridge catalogue the Concord is an 8pt font with a 9pt leading, but that does sound small to me! ESV will be like the typeface in the Pitt Minion, not like the bold typefaces of say the Cameo.
I have a question. In the cross-references to the Old and New Testaments, do they ever reference the Apocryphal books, or is it only within the Apocrypha itself?
Concord is 8 pt (though reads like a 9 with the boldness & spacing between lines) & Diadem is 8.2 pt (yet from reviews it looks smaller print than the Concord due to font style, lighter print and tighter spacing). I know Mark already corrected the font size in another comment above. ☺️ My one concern is the "cramped" look of the text, it is very readable for me in the Pitt, but in an enlarged format, it looks like it needs to increase the leading to look more proportionate. 🤔
Fair enough then Trevor. Personally I was very impressed with this production, really nice and at a great price point. We did say in the video that leather editions are coming from Jongbloed.
The personal size Schuyler QUENTEL. PSQ. Is 8.5 FONT and IS very popular. I think the layout of DIADEM IS better and it WILL be a real tonic for us CAMBRIDGE lovers.
DIADEM shape is ideal. Esp to be size of CONCORD.
This WILL be a winner for Cambridge. I especially like smaller bibles THAT I can READ. Can't wait for BOTH bibles ...hardback AND calfskin. CAMBRIDGE got THIS right. Thanks Mark.
If only there was a KJV option, one can wish...
I remember getting the ESV Pitt Minion back in.. 2013 I think? Still have it with me to this day. Always thought, “If they took this exact Bible and made it a bit bigger, it would be the perfect Bible.” Really looking forward to picking up both a hardcover of this and a leather one later on.
I think you’ll love it! 😊👌
Me too
Thank you, so much, for posting this. I was on the fence about purchasing the hardback, but I decided to go forward with the purchase.
Pleasure Jonathan! Glad to be useful!
Another excellent review, Mark. As Psalm 90 (ESV) says:
"The years of our life are seventy,
or even by reason of strength eighty;"
Well, I've had my three score and ten already and I'm still able to read my four beloved Pitt Minions with no trouble at all. That assumes, of course, that I'm wearing my spectacles and I'm in good light. If the good Lord deigns to bless me with ten more years "by reason of strength", I strongly suspect that my treasured Pitt Minions will be (sigh) too small for me and the Diadem may just be the ticket. Like you, I'm anxiously looking forward to the leather editions and other versions as well. Thanks, Mark!
You’re welcome Guy and thanks for those insights (no pun intended!). Your eyes seem to be doing better than mine, although I had about 37 years of perfect vision at least! 😀 I think you’ll enjoy the Diadem by the sounds of things! 👍👌
I really like the Pitt Minion. I may have to pick one of these up once they're available in the US. Black letter hardcover is great, I wish all Bibles were available like that. Durable and affordable.
Amen Roast Beef! 👍
Looking forward to the leather additions of this Bible. I love my Pitt but there are plenty of situations where it’s just a little to small. Great review mate!
Thank you! God bless
Cambridge makes a NRSV compact text bible - it features an 8 pt font and comes in good imitation leather.
I have it and I like it.
@@konstantinallinforchrist9867 thanks for sharing that. I personally don’t prefer the NRSV though. 👍🏼
@@pinkdiscomosh2766 Hey me neither. I just like the format 🙋🏼♂️
@@konstantinallinforchrist9867 It should be noted the the NRSV compact text Bible is not a reference Bible whereas the Diadem is, but if you are not looking for a reference Bible it is a good option!
Thanks Mark. Brilliant.
Randy Brown also gives DIADEM a great review.
Really great review, brother. Thank you. Watching in Scotland but from NI, and it's such a blessing to have a fellow UK person doing Bible reviews!! I love the Diadem but won't be purchasing as I prefer soft cover and really dislike red letter. Quite similar to my Allan ESV NCR. You should have a look at the Allan Bibles, lots of great Bibles in various translations that you'd love. Thank you again!
Thank you for your encouragement! 😀👍
I think I would go with brown calf split leather w/o apocrypha. I really like ESV suddenly.
So excited for the ESV Catholic Edition Diadem coming out next year!
Is there a specifically Catholic edition? Or do you just mean it has the apocrypha/deuterocanon?
@@NnifWald There is a specifically Catholic edition of the ESV approved by the Catholic Church, Cambridge has confirmed that they will produce an ESVCE diadem in the spring time of next year
@@travisfrance1761 oh wow, that is amazing news! This might be the first ever truly premium Catholic Bible! Do you have a link to where they announced that? I'm having trouble finding much information online.
@@NnifWald ua-cam.com/video/cvyWGK7zDa0/v-deo.html
Would love to see NASB 95 and NKJV in DIADEM series.
I think God is helping my eyes so I CAN read the DIADEM series.
Same here! NASB95 & NKJV are both my favorites, along with the KJV.
I HAVE preordered the DIADEM. I wish darker FONT like semi bold of CONCORD.
Brown Calfskin means I buy 2.
CONCORD is about 9 POINT FONT and DIADEM about 8.5 ? I think. It will be exciting for Cambridge conisours. To see different translations extant. Really excited to see. Esp since CAMEO is 8 POINT and readable and is most popular CAMBRIDGE offering . I think this will be something to watch ongoing.
I would not READ the pitt minion but THIS may be exciting.
I preordered on Amazon on Thursday 28th and got an update today for delivery about Nov 12.
Good thing I ordered.. seems about sold out. Even on pre-order.
If Cambridge had done their ESV-CE Cornerstone like this it would've been an instant purchase from me. No idea why they used the text block from SPCK.
almost released, I think I'll pick one of these up. Good thing about a hardback is it always lies flat without any issue :)
Yes they lie wonderfully flat! 👍
Should be out for general release now!
Now I'm REALLY REALLY Interested in seeing the upcoming leather Diadems!!
Yes me too! 😀
Fantastic review! Thank you brother
You’re very welcome!
I have been a reader of CONCORD since about 1969. And all others since then except pitt minion. And I did not like the 87% reduction of paragraph bible .
Was a bit disappointed in TOPAZ. But THIS makes me. Very excited.
The print size is too small for my eyes. I would require a 10.5, minimum, and a verse by verse. I don't need another ESV Bible, but this one intrigues me. I might check out all of them when they are released. Thank you for your review. :)
You’re very welcome! Sounds like the Topaz could be your cup of tea! 😀👍
It is a beautiful layout. Is FONT 8 with 8.5 leading ?
The good white space makes THIS font look especially readable.
The fact that CAMBRIDGE favours ESV for their initial public offering..both in TOPAZ and now with DIADEM..raises that translation to #1. In my thinking. Hope CAMBRIDGE follows with NKJV as they did with TOPAZ.
Cambridge hits a home run with THIS .
I like the paragraph ..pilcro ? Symbol in TURQUOISE. And in CONCORD I assume. But ESV I assume NO italics or paragraph symbols.
Excellent review! At the very end you shared the leather options that will come out most likely in 2022. I see that the dust jacket only lists Calfskin versions. Will there be goatskin options?
There may be other bindings announced, but at this stage this is all I know! 😀🙏🏼
Didn't CAMBRIDGE print the Geneva bible in about 1591 ? And wasn't 1769 the last revision of KJV since revised version of 1880 ..81 was a New translation as well AS NKJV in 1982 NOT a revision but a NEW translation ?
THANKS.
At about 8:50 you mention the NRSV Study Bible. I am not familiar with this Study Bible could you let me know to which you are referring? I love the look of the Diadem and would love to see it in the NRSVue (New Revised Standard Version updated edition), due out in 2022!
Hi Belz, sorry I’m not familiar with it either! If you pause the video it is mentioned on that front inner information page. Yes the revised NRSV will be coming in 2022 and I’m sure we’ll see Cambridge start to publish it following it’s release. 👍
Nice one. Looking forward to it!
😊👍
Awesome review!!
Thank you so much, glad I managed to do it justice!
So far so good on the diadem. I can see this being popular in a leather cover. It appears the leather versions will be red letter.
Yes that’s correct Steve 👍
Does anyone happen to know if the Apocrypha included in this edition has been updated along with the rest of the text from the 2009 to the 2016 translation, or if the Apocrypha is simply the 2009 text added to the 2016 edition?
Either way, the upcoming leatherbound edition sounds like my dream Bible, glad I found this video just to have heard about it.
Hi, I’m really not sure but I’ll try and find out for you. Thanks for watching!
It looks great!
I have the Pitt Minions both in KJV and the NKJV - LOVE THEM. I am *dying* for Cambridge to come out with the NKJV translation of the Diadem. I am madly in love with the traditional double-column, center reference layout like in the Pitts. I got incredibly frustrated to find out that Cambridge doesn’t have the Cameo in NKJV. Neither in the Concord. Nor in the Turquoise! I do not understand why?! 😭 I do not like the layout of the Topaz and I am not looking for single-column style like in the Clarion (which I do have in the NASB) nor something as large as the wide-margin. If they come out with a NKJV Diadem, I will *SCREAM* my lungs out in excitement… then immediately buy it. I promise you.
😂
PLEASE CAMBRIDGE, I beg you 🙏🏻
Thanks Anna, just so you know the Cameo, Concord and Turquoise are all old letterpress editions that originate from the 20’s and 50’s, all originally plates of the KJV text. This means it’s impossible to insert a different translation into these formats as they are plates. I’m sure we will see new editions of the Diadem though.
@@BurtonBibles Ooh, that makes sense. Thanks for informing me!
Glad I could help!
Excellent review Mark. Looks like Cambridge have done a great job with this. Glad they decided not to go with self-pronouncing text
🙏🏼👍
Great review brother. To bad the font size is to small for me. Im not as young as I used to be lol. Definitely need the blind guides bible lol
😀 fair do’s David! Thankfully there are some solid large print options around these days 😀👍
The small font size worries me. How readable is it? Is it as readable as the clarion?
It’s not that small… 8.5 points is smaller than the Clarion admittedly but a substantial improvement on the Pitt. I prefer the layout of this Diadem over the Clarion and find it easier to read but of course this will be subjective. Thankfully we have lots of options 😀
CAMBRIDGE BIBLES are so popular in USA that BIBLES from 1920s that are past copyright are being reprinted by CBP..church bible publishers..and in exciting covers and colours. E.g. CAMEO and especially TURQUOISE. Some even reduced to personal size but still readable.
I don't see how it can be taken to church, since the verse numbers are so difficult and confusing to find.
As someone with the KJV Pitt, I would kill for a KJV Diadem.
I think we will probably see one at some point… seeings as this is based on the PM 👍👌
7 x 1.22 is 8.5. A good SIZE indeed.
Almost CONCORD-esque.
CONCORD being the best BIBLE EVER printed.
When it says 8.2/8.5 is one the type and the other the FONT ?
THANKS.
Similarly is CONCORD 9/9.5 or IS ONE with the leading.
If ESV is text will it NOT be the same dark and bold of Cambridge KJV VERSIONS. ?
THANKS again.
I sort of count FONTs to go to sleep.
Hi Gleason I thought I replied to you in another msg, sorry if I dreamt that! First number is font size, second number is line spacing or the leading as it is sometimes called.
According to the Cambridge catalogue the Concord is an 8pt font with a 9pt leading, but that does sound small to me!
ESV will be like the typeface in the Pitt Minion, not like the bold typefaces of say the Cameo.
@@BurtonBibles thanks Mark. Sorry if I duplicated posts. I love Cambridge products .
3:36
I love that hymn too!
A timeless classic 👍👌
I have a question. In the cross-references to the Old and New Testaments, do they ever reference the Apocryphal books, or is it only within the Apocrypha itself?
Yes they do reference the Apocrypha elsewhere 👍
This is with American spelling, isn't it? I don't suppose they'll bring out an Anglicized edition.
Hi Andrew yes this is the ESV 2016 text which is American so ‘color’ for our ‘colour’. I am not sure about an Anglicised edition.
Mark..do you remember off hand the FONT in CLARION?
I think 8.75 but gave mine away. Thanks.
The Clarion is 8 3/4 Lexicon No. 1.
Thanks Amanda, I missed this one!
Hope that helps Gleason!
@@BurtonBibles big help Mark and Amanda. As I get older my first question IS FONT size.
Will they make this for the NIV?
Hi Rodger, I am not sure but it wouldn’t surprise me. No news yet. Thanks for watching!
Diadem is NOT as dark or bold as KJV is it?
Is this the 2016 ESV edition of the text?
Yes it is. I do cover this in the video. 👍
@@BurtonBibles Thanks sir, must've missed you mentioning it
Is CONCORD 9.5 font. And diadem 8.5? THANKS.
Hi Gleason the Concord is a 9pt font, Diadem is 8.5
@@BurtonBibles THANKS.
Concord is 8 pt (though reads like a 9 with the boldness & spacing between lines) & Diadem is 8.2 pt (yet from reviews it looks smaller print than the Concord due to font style, lighter print and tighter spacing). I know Mark already corrected the font size in another comment above. ☺️
My one concern is the "cramped" look of the text, it is very readable for me in the Pitt, but in an enlarged format, it looks like it needs to increase the leading to look more proportionate. 🤔
I only got as far as “Belarus”. Sad to see Cambridge going down this route. Sorry Cambridge. Not this time.
Fair enough then Trevor. Personally I was very impressed with this production, really nice and at a great price point. We did say in the video that leather editions are coming from Jongbloed.
This looks to be THE goldilocks BIBLE. Just right.
The personal size Schuyler QUENTEL. PSQ. Is 8.5 FONT and IS very popular.
I think the layout of DIADEM
IS better and it WILL be a real tonic for us CAMBRIDGE lovers.