THE ALMY LIBRARY
GUIDE TO CHICAGO MANUAL OF STYLE CITATIONS
models for religious texts
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Footnote
1 Firstname Lastname, ed., Title of Religious Text, Edition (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication), Verse or Portion of Text.
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Bibliography
Lastname, Firstname, ed. Title of Religious Text, Edition. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication.
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Note
For the purposes of a BB&N paper, when citing a verse or portion of a sacred text, include the editor and/or translator; the title in italics; the edition followed by a period; and the publication information. Footnotes should add chapter and verse, or other appropriate designation.
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Examples for religious texts
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Footnote
1 Michael D. Coogan, ed., The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Third Edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 2001), Luke 1:26-33.
2 Coogan, Bible, Luke 1:34-38.
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Bibliography
Coogan, Michael D., ed. The New Oxford Annotated Bible, Third Edition. New York: Oxford
University Press, 2001.
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