Has anyone seriously considered making a module of "The Emphasized Bible" by J.B. Rotherham?
Yes, I am aware of several eSword Bible modules that are labled 'Rotherham', yet they are very deficient. The reason is that the Bible foodnotes are not present and neither are the special verbal emphasis marks. These 'emphasis' markings are what gave the Rotherham Bible it's unque accuracy - even if it did use the W&H text.
Anyway, The Emphasized Bible by J.B. Rotherham, was originally published by Samuel Bagster and Sons in 1902 and is in the Public Domain, (Kregal still publishes this Bible in dead tree format) but making an accurate module would be a real work of patience and love. A quick cut/paste would not work - every word would need tweeked with the proper markings, along with an attendent module that deals with the footnotes. How the eSword software hurdles could be circumvented I haven't a clue - but I think this module would be worth the effort.
There are other software programs that have this Bible, but I don't know if their copies are accurate either -- or just have the Bible text without footnotes or markings.
Perhaps it could be done as an REFX file, but it would still be a gigantic (multi-year) module to compose.
http://en.wikipedia....mphasized_Bible
http://books.google....therham&f=false
http://books.google....d bible&f=false
http://www.amazon.co...mphasized bible
Gen 1:1
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Acts 13:16
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Rev 21:1
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AS YOU CAN plainly see, the footnotes, links and special markings are vital additions to this Bible translation - giving it depth of meaning and understanding. Amazon, right now 2013, is asking $40 for this Bible. Well worth the price, but it's HEAVY. I've tried to carry it to class years ago and think I dislocated my shoulder! LOL
Edited by LarryG, 16 December 2013 - 06:19 AM.
