The Pontifical Biblical Institute website reports that in 2013 they divided the series Analecta Biblica into two sections: Dissertationes and Studia. The Dissertationes section “is composed only of doctoral dissertations,” while the Studia section “is composed of monographs by professors or of collections of studies by an individual scholar or … a variety of scholars” … Continue reading Analecta Biblica
Abbreviations
Studia Pohl and Studia Pohl Series Maior
SBLHS §§8.4.1–2 contain the preferred abbreviation for the series Studia Pohl, published by the Pontifical Biblical Institute: StPohl. Lacking, however, is an abbreviation for the Studia Pohl subseries Series Maior. For those unfamiliar with that subseries, the Pontifical Biblical Institute website explains: “This subseries of the Pontifical Biblical Institute has been separated from Studia Pohl … Continue reading Studia Pohl and Studia Pohl Series Maior
The Studia Philonica Annual
The Studia Philonica Annual, published by SBL Press, is a journal dedicated to the writings of Philo of Alexandria and Hellenistic Judaism more generally. It began in 1972 as Studia Philonica (SPhilo) and became known as the Studia Philonica Annual in 1989. For more on the history of the journal, see here. Prior to the … Continue reading The Studia Philonica Annual
Lucian of Samasota
Lucian of Samasota (ca. 120 CE–ca. 180 CE) was an orator of the Second Sophistic. He was a prolific author, with more than seventy known works written in Greek. The SBLHS 2 contains abbreviations for about fifty works of these writings. The following abbreviations can be added to those: Bacch. Bacchus Cont. Contemplantes Cyn. Cynicus … Continue reading Lucian of Samasota
Supplement Series
Many journals have supplement book series associated with them. The abbreviations for these series generally include the journal abbreviation + “Sup” (in roman type). For example, the SBLHS 2 §§8.4.1–2 list the following examples: AbrN Abr-Nahrain AbrNSup Abr-Nahrain Supplements BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research BASORSup Bulletin of the American Schools of … Continue reading Supplement Series
OTS versus OtSt
Frequent users of SBLHS 2 probably have noticed the following two abbreviations in §§8.4.1–2: OTS Old Testament Studies OtSt Oudtestamentische Studiën Many probably also wondered why a single book series is given two abbreviations that appear to contradict each other: the first abbreviation and title is set roman, which is the proper style for a … Continue reading OTS versus OtSt
Citing Parallel Texts
In addition to clarifying, supplementing, and occasionally correcting the information in SBLHS 2, this blog will sometimes highlight a particular SBLHS 2 guideline, so that those who follow SBL Press style are well-acquainted with its standards and recommendations. One helpful guideline relates to the use of “par.” and “//” in the citation of parallel texts. … Continue reading Citing Parallel Texts
Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi
SBL Press proposes to add several abbreviations to the next edition of SBLHS. Neither the series Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi nor its three divisions are listed in SBLHS 2, but all are listed in Schwertner 2014. We thus propose to adapt the Schwertner abbreviations to SBLHS style as follows: BCNH Bibliothèque copte de Nag … Continue reading Bibliothèque copte de Nag Hammadi
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary
Individual volumes in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (Gelb et al. 1956–2010; = CAD) are sometimes cited by letter (e.g., Š), sometimes by volume number (e.g., 17). Both formats are correct, in that they point readers to the volume in view, but SBL Press prefers the latter for … Continue reading Chicago Assyrian Dictionary
Citing Series and Journals
SBL style uses roman type, not italics, for series titles (see §6.2.24). Please be aware that the following series are incorrectly italicized in the SBLHS 2 §8.4.1 and/or §8.4.2: AnOr Analecta Orientalia BaF Baghdader Forschungen BBRSup Bulletin for Biblical Research Supplements BPOA Biblioteca del Proximo Oriente Antiguo Ebib Études bibliques GNS Good News Studies IOS … Continue reading Citing Series and Journals
SBL Handbook of Style 