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While Bible is capitalized when referring to the sacred text, biblical is not. Correct: The biblical ramifications of the book are endless. Correct: The Bible is ancient. Instances when bible is not capitalized include: the fisherman's bible, the bible of the publishing industry, etc. In these cases, the bible being referred to is not the religious text. Do not italicize long sacred works. The Bible, the Koran, the Torah—all are considered long sacred works. So, while they are titles of books, they do not get italicization, because their "scared works" status makes them special. The books of the Bible are also not italicized, but they are capitalized: Genesis, Revelation, etc. Rules for citation of biblical quotes Use the following form when quoting from the Bible in the text (this information is also true for other quotations): "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life" (John 3:16). Notice that the ending punctuation is outside the last parenthesis, and there is no punctuation inside the quote mark. The citation itself should be (Text, Chapter and Verse). However, if you start out your book with something like: "All quotes are from the King James Version of the Bible, unless otherwise noted.", once that is said, only the chapter and verse are necessary throughout the book. Abbreviations for the different books of the Bible are acceptable. For instance: Genesis = Gen. - Proverbs = Prov. Here is a link I found listing the common abbreviations: http://hbl.gcc.edu/abbreviationsCHICAGO.htm |
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