Several SBLHS users have noted via Twitter a problem with the example given at SBLHS §6.4.6 (see the screen shot included in the previous post). The problem is clear when one looks at the actual PG location referenced: 36:12c (here). Column 12c of PG volume 36 is a footnote to Or. 27, which is the first of … Continue reading PG Citations: Update

An SBLHS user recently tweeted a question about citing PG. For those unfamiliar with this work, PG is the abbreviation for J.-P. Migne’s Patrologia Graeca, a 161-volume* collection of early church writings in Greek. The set begins with Clement of Rome (late first century CE) and extends well into the fifteenth century. As noted in … Continue reading PG Citations

In a previous post, we discussed incongruencies surrounding the original printing of Jacques-Paul Migne’s Patrologia Latina (1844–1855) and the reprints by Garnier (1865). Upon further research, we discovered that there are also variations between Migne’s original editions and his own later reprintings prior to transferring the rights to Garnier. We would therefore amend our guidelines … Continue reading Migne’s Patrologia Latina: Update

An alert blog reader recently noticed that a citation of PL found in one online resource did not match the references given in two leading commentaries on Romans (see further here). When the reader asked for our advice on how best to cite PL in these instances, it was time for us to learn more … Continue reading Migne’s Patrologia Latina