In 2024, The Chicago Manual of Style released an eighteenth edition. Notable among the updates to bibliographic citations is §14.30, which states that “Chicago no longer requires a place of publication for books published since 1900.” SBL Press follows this recommendation. A standard bibliographic citation now reads: 1 Esther J. Hamori and Jonathan Stökl. Perchance … Continue reading Publisher Locations
Interpretation Bible Commentary
Westminster John Knox Press has launched a new series, the Interpretation Bible Commentary series. Mark Allan Powell’s commentary on Matthew and Matthew L. Skinner’s on Acts have already been published, and Susan Grove Eastman’s volume on Romans is scheduled for release in August 2025. The name of the series reflects both its relation to and … Continue reading Interpretation Bible Commentary
Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
In 2015 Brill published an important reference work that scholars of ancient Greek have already begun to consult regularly and to cite frequently: The Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek. The Brill volume, a translation of the third edition (2013) of Franco Montanari’s Vocabolario della Lingua Greca, was edited by Madeleine Goh and Chad Schroeder, under … Continue reading Brill Dictionary of Ancient Greek
Epigraphica Abbreviations
SBLHS 2 points readers to G. H. R. Horsley and John A. L. Lee’s “A Preliminary Checklist of Abbreviations of Greek Epigraphic Volumes” for a list of abbreviations to be used for Greek epigraphic resources (§6.4.3.2). Recently a blog reader alerted us to a new resource that is recommended as a replacement for Horsley and … Continue reading Epigraphica Abbreviations
Snippet Text Collections
A blog reader recently asked about referencing what he labeled snippet text collections: volumes that present short selections of ancient works from a variety of sources. Examples of such works include volumes in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (ACCS) series and the Reformation Commentary on Scripture series. We rather like the label and appropriated … Continue reading Snippet Text Collections
On kaige
As most SBLHS users know, the handbook includes a list of capitalization and spelling examples in section 4.3.6. The purpose of the list is not to specify that some forms of common terms are correct and all others incorrect; rather, SBLHS 4.3.6 records SBL Press’s preferred spelling and formatting of common terms so that anyone … Continue reading On kaige
Update: Citing an Untitled Introduction
Our last post provided guidelines for citing a chapter in a single-author volume when a volume has both an author and an editor. Matassa, Lidia D. “Delos.” Pages 37–77 in Invention of the First-Century Synagogue. By Lidia D. Matassa. Edited by Jason M. Silverman and J. Murray Watson. ANEM 22. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2018. An … Continue reading Update: Citing an Untitled Introduction
Citing a Chapter from a Single-Authored Work with Editors
An earlier post provided guidelines for citing a chapter in a single-author work. There we specified that a chapter in a single-author work can be treated like a chapter in a multivolume work. In such cases, it is generally unnecessary to repeat the author’s name after the title of the volume: 16. K. Lawson Younger … Continue reading Citing a Chapter from a Single-Authored Work with Editors
Citing Reference Works 11: Cambridge History of Christianity
As noted in earlier posts, the Cambridge Ancient History (CAH) and Cambridge History of Judaism (CHJ) are somewhat similar to handbooks and companions but different enough to merit their own posts. This post applies the same principles to their sister series, the Cambridge History of Christianity (CHC). Specifically, SBL Press treats CHC as it does … Continue reading Citing Reference Works 11: Cambridge History of Christianity
Epigraphs
Authors sometimes wish to include an epigraph (a short quotation) at the beginning of a volume, a chapter, or a chapter section. Such epigraphs serve primarily as decoration; they are related to the content of a book or chapter but stand apart from the main text in terms of content and formatting. According to CMS … Continue reading Epigraphs
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