When citing the Bible, use standard citation format (John 3:16), not “John chapter 3 verse 16”—refer to p 9 of Carvalho for further details. No footnotes or bibliographical entry is needed. Put the citation directly into your text.
If you quote the Bible, please indicate the translation (NIV, JPS, CEB). Exception: If you’re citing the NRSV translation (eg from Ox) you do not need to name the translation. However, you may wish to check if the translation is unchanged in the NRSV Updated Edition, available as NRSVUE on biblegateway.com).
When choosing 3 translations to compare, do not include both the NRSV and the NRSVUE unless they differ.
Most Bible translations are available on biblegateway.com. Please stick with the New International Version (NIV), Common English Bible (CEB), Authorized King James Version (AKJV), New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE), NRSVA (the translation in Ox) or NRSVue.
For the standard Jewish translation of the Hebrew Bible, go to sefaria.org and select Tanakh. This English translation is called JPS Tanakh.
There is no need to mention Ox or any other study Bible if you are citing or quoting from the biblical text itself.
The study Bible you use (such as Ox) should never be mentioned in footnotes or bibliography unless you are citing a footnote, essay, or introduction (e.g., introduction to the Gospel of John). These are composed by the Study Bible’s editors and must be cited. Professor Broida will provide instructions in class.
When citing a secondary source, please use the MLA style - 8th edition.
For bibleodyssey articles, use the format for “Web page within a Web site.”
For footnotes, essays, or introductions in Ox or another study Bible, use the format for “Work in an anthology or collection of essays.”
In Ox, the author of the introduction (e.g., the introduction to the book of Ruth on pp 397-398) is named at the end of the intro.
The same person composes all the footnotes on that specific biblical book. If citing a footnote. Follow the format above, but instead of the title of the introduction or essay, write “Footnote on 1.6-19a” (or whatever you are citing).
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