Rotherham Emphasised Bible Rotherham

Who made it?

Joseph Bryant Rotherham.

Why was it made?

To make features of Hebrew and Greek emphasis and structure more visible in English.

How did it develop?

Rotherham revised his work over decades; the complete Emphasised Bible appeared in 1902. Its typography and wording deliberately call attention to emphasis and textual structure.

What source texts did it use?

Hebrew and Greek critical scholarship of the late nineteenth century