The inspiration for printing the words of Jesus in red comes from Luke 22:20: "This cup is the new testament in my blood, which I shed for you." On 19 June 1899, Louis Klopsch, then editor of The Christian Herald magazine, conceived the idea while working on an editorial. Klopsch asked his mentor Rev. Thomas De Witt Talmage what he thought of a New Testament with the words of Jesus in red and Dr. Talmage replied, "It could do no harm and it most certainly could do much good."[1]
Klopsch published the first modern red letter edition New Testament later in 1899. The first modern, fully "red letter" bible was published in 1901.[2] The red letter bible instantly became popular, and is sometimes favored by ProtestantChristians in the United States. Especially in King James Version editions, this format is useful because quotation marks are absent.[1][2]
QualificationsEdit
Because the original texts of the Bible do not have quotation marks, which words exactly are of Jesus has been interpreted, as opposed to explanatory text that follows them. For example, a footnote in the New International Version for John, 3:21 explains that "Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 15."[3]
PrecursorEdit
The Deir Alla Inscription, the oldest West Semitic epigraph written in an alphabet, uses red for emphasis. Levine says red was "used in certain parts of the inscriptions for magical effect." [4]
Life-work of Louis Klopsch : romance of a modern knight of mercy, Charles M Pepper, New York : Christian herald, 1910.
October 24, 2023
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