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Instructions on how to cite the bible in four different academic styles: mla, apa, chicago/turabian, and sbl. It includes examples of parenthetical citations and works cited/bibliography entries for various books of the old and new testaments.
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Parenthetical Citations: The first time you reference a version of the Bible, in the in-text citations, give the name of the edition ( italicized ), followed by a comma and the abbreviated book (see back of handout), chapter, and verse. Use a period, not a colon, between the chapter and verse: John 3.16. Ezekiel saw “what seemed to be four living creatures” ( New Jerusalem Bible , Ezek. 1.5-10). If future references come from the same version of the Bible, include only the abbreviated book, chapter, and verse in the parenthetical citation: “For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land” (Deut. 8.7). Works Cited Page: Include the name of the Bible (italicized) , the editor (if given), and publication information: The Student Bible. Ed. Phillip Yancey. New York: Zondervan, 1996. Print.
Parenthetical Citations: The first time you reference a version of the Bible, give the book (abbreviated), chapter, and verse, followed by the name of the edition (not italicized) in the in-text citation. Quote: “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm” (Prov. 13:20 New International Version). Paraphrase: In Proverbs 13:20 (New International Version), the Bible encourages us to spend time with wise people to become wiser. If future references come from the same version of the Bible, include only the abbreviated book, chapter, and verse in the parenthetical citation: “It was majestic in beauty, with its spreading boughs, for its roots went down to abundant waters” (Ezek. 31:7). Reference List: Do not include biblical references on the reference page unless required by your professor.
(^) Footnotes and Endnotes: The first time you reference a version of the Bible, give the book (abbreviated), chapter, and verse, followed by the name of the edition (not italicized) in parentheses: (^1 1) Thess. 4 : 11 (New Revised Standard Version). For specialist audiences, abbreviate: 1 1 Thess. 4 : 11 (NRSV). If future references come from the same version of the Bible, include only the abbreviated book, chapter, and verse in the footnote or endnote: (^2) Eph. 6:1 0 - 17. Bibliography: Do not include biblical references in the bibliography unless required by your professor.
Society of Biblical L: iterature Parenthetical Citations: The first time you reference a version of the Bible, give the book (abbreviated without a period), chapter, and verse, followed by the abbreviated name of the version (not italicized) in parentheses: “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm” (Prov 13:20 NIV). If future references come from the same edition of the Bible, include only the book, chapter, and verse in the parenthetical citation: The events transpired “in the ninth year of King Zedekiah of Judah, in the tenth month” (Jer 39 :1). Bibliography: Do not include biblical references in the bibliography unless required by your professor.
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