Examples of formatting of footnotes and bibliography
In the following examples, the format of the initial footnote is given first. This is followed by the format of a subsequent short title footnote and then that of the bibliography. Most of these examples are drawn directly from SBLHS §§7.2–3.
First of all, here are examples of probably the two most frequent categories of source, namely, a book by a single author, and a journal article:
A Book by a Single Author (SBLHS §7.2.1)
15 Charles H. Talbert, Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles (New York: Crossroad, 1992), 127.
19 Talbert, Reading John, 22.
Talbert, Charles H. Reading John: A Literary and Theological Commentary on the Fourth Gospel and the Johannine Epistles. New York: Crossroad, 1992.
A Journal Article (SBLHS §7.2.23)
7 R. Barry Matlock, “Detheologizing the PISTIS CRISTOU Debate: Cautionary Remarks from a Lexical Semantic Perspective,” NovT 42 (2000): 20–23.
23 Matlock, “Detheologizing,” 9-10.
Matlock, R. Barry. “Detheologizing the PISTIS CRISTOU Debate: Cautionary Remarks from a Lexical Semantic Perspective.” Novum Testamentum 42 (2000): 1–23.
Here now are other examples:
A Book by Two or Three Authors (SBLHS §7.2.2)
4 James M. Robinson and Helmut Koester, Trajectories through Early Christianity (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1971), 237.
12 Robinson and Koester, Trajectories, 23.
Robinson, James M. and Helmut Koester. Trajectories through Early Christianity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1971.
A Book by More than Three Authors (SBLHS §7.2.3)
7 Bernard Brandon Scott et al., Reading New Testament Greek (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1993), 53.
9 Scott et al., Reading New Testament Greek, 42.
Scott, Bernard Brandon, Margaret Dean, Kristen Sparks, and Frances LaZar. Reading New Testament Greek. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1993.
A Translated Volume (SBLHS §7.2.4)
14 Wilhelm Egger, How to Read the New Testament: An Introduction to Linguistic and Historical-Critical Methodology (trans. P. Heinegg; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996), 28.
18 Egger, How to Read, 291.
Egger, Wilhelm. How to Read the New Testament: An Introduction to Linguistic and Historical-Critical Methodology. Translated by P. Heinegg. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
A Book with One Editor (SBLHS §7.2.6)
5 Jeffrey H. Tigay, ed., Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985), 35.
9 Tigay, Empirical Models, 38.
Tigay, Jeffrey H., ed. Empirical Models for Biblical Criticism. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985.
A Book with Two or Three Editors (SBLHS §7.2.7)
44 Robert A. Kraft and George W. E. Nickelsburg, eds., Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986), xii.
47 Kraft and Nickelsburg, Early Judaism, xii.
Kraft, Robert A. and George W. E. Nickelsburg, eds. Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
A Book with More than Three Editors (SBLHS §7.2.8)
4 Patrick H. Alexander et al., eds., The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies (Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999), 48.
6 Alexander et al., SBLHS, 40.
Alexander, Patrick H., John F. Kutsko, James D. Ernest, Shirley A. Decker-Lucke, and David L. Petersen, eds. The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999.
A Book with both Author and Editor (SBLHS §7.2.9)
45 Edward Schillebeeckx, The Schillebeeckx Reader (ed. Robert J. Schreiter; Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1986), 20.
121 Schillebeeckx, Schillebeeckx Reader, 54.
Schillebeeckx, Edward. The Schillebeeckx Reader. Edited by Robert J. Schreiter. Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1986.
A Book with Author, Editor and Translator (SBLHS §7.2.10)
3 Friederich Blass and Albert Debrunner, Grammatica del greco del Nuovo Testamento (ed. F. Rehkopf; trans. G. Pisi; Brescia: Paideia, 1982), 20.
21 Blass and Debrunner, Grammatica, 46.
Blass, Friederich and Albert Debrunner. Grammatica del greco del Nuovo Testamento. Edited by F. Rehkopf. Translated by G. Pisi. Brescia: Paideia, 1982.
A Chapter in a Book with a Collection of Essays(An Article in an Anthology or Festschrift) (SBLHS §7.2.12–13)
3 Harold W. Attridge, “Jewish Historiography,” in Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters (ed. Robert A. Kraft and George W. E. Nickelsburg; Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986), 311–43.
18 Attridge, “Jewish Historiography,” in Kraft and Nickelsburg, Early Judaism, 314–17.
Attridge, Harold W. “Jewish Historiography.” Pages 311–43 in Early Judaism and Its Modern Interpreters. Edited by Robert A. Kraft and George W. E. Nickelsburg. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986.
An Introduction, Preface or Foreword Written by Someone other than the Author (SBLHS §7.2.14)
2 Hendrikus Boers, introduction to How to Read the New Testament: An Introduction to Linguistic and Historical-Critical Methodology, by Wilhelm Egger (trans. P. Heinegg; Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996), xi–xxi.
6 Boers, “Introduction,” xi–xx.
Boers, Hendrikus. Introduction to How to Read the New Testament: An Introduction to Linguistic and Historical-Critical Methodology, by Wilhelm Egger. Translated by P. Heinegg. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1996.
A Revised Edition (SBLHS §7.2.15)
87 James B. Pritchard, ed., Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament (3d ed.; Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969), xxi.
90 Pritchard, ANET, xiv.
Pritchard, James B., ed. Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. 3d ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1969.
56 Joseph Blenkinsopp, A History of Prophecy in Israel (rev. and enl. ed.; Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1996), 81.
60 Blenkinsopp, History of Prophecy, 83–86.
Blenkinsopp, Joseph. A History of Prophecy in Israel. Rev. and enl. ed. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox, 1996.
A Recent Reprint (SBLHS §7.2.16)
5 John Van Seters, In Search of History: Historiography in the Ancient World and the Origins of Biblical History (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983; repr., Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1997), 35.
8 Van Seters, In Search of History, 48–50.
Van Seters, John. In Search of History: Historiography in the Ancient World and the Origins of Biblical History. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983. Repr., Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1997.
A Multivolume Work (SBLHS §7.2.19)
5 Adolf Harnack, History of Dogma (trans. Neil Buchanan; 7 vols.; Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1896-1905), 2:98.
9 Harnack, History of Dogma, 2:126.
Harnack, Adolf. History of Dogma. Translated by Neil Buchanan. 7 vols. Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1896-1905.
A Titled Volume in a Multivolume, Edited Work (SBLHS §7.2.20)
5 Bruce W. Winter and Andrew D. Clarke, eds., The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting (vol. 1 of The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting; ed. Bruce W. Winter; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993), 25.
16 Winter and Clarke, eds., Acts, 25.
Winter, Bruce W. and Andrew D. Clarke, eds. The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting. Vol. 1 of The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting. Edited by Bruce W. Winter. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
A Chapter in a Titled Volume in a Multivolume, Edited Work (SBLHS §7.2.21)
66 Richard Bauckham, “The Acts of Paul As a Sequel to Acts,” in The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting (ed. Bruce W. Winter and Andrew D. Clarke; vol. 1 of The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting, ed. Bruce W. Winter; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993), 105–52.
78 Bauckham, “Sequel to Acts,” in Acts (ed. Winter and Clarke), 1:107.
Bauckham, Richard. “The Acts of Paul As a Sequel to Acts.” Pages 105-52 in The Book of Acts in Its Ancient Literary Setting. Edited by Bruce W. Winter and Andrew D. Clarke. Vol. 1 of The Book of Acts in Its First Century Setting. Edited by Bruce W. Winter. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993.
A Work in a Series (SBLHS §7.2.22)
12 Otfried Hofius, Paulusstudien (WUNT 51; Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1989), 122.
14 Hofius, Paulusstudien, 124.
Hofius, Otfried. Paulusstudien. Wissenschafltliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament 51. Tübingen: J. C. B. Mohr, 1989.
Where more than one series exists for a serial work, the following convention is be used ( with the pattern SBT2 6 as an acceptable alternative to SBT 2/6 in the first note):
23 Joachim Jeremias, The Prayers of Jesus (SBT 2/6; Naperville, Ill.: Alec R. Allenson, 1967), 123–127.
32 Jeremias, Prayers, 126.
Jeremias, Joachim. The Prayers of Jesus. Studies in Biblical Theology. Second Series 6. Naperville, Ill.: Alec R. Allenson, 1967.
A Book Review (SBLHS §7.2.26)
An untitled book review:
8 Howard M. Teeple, review of André Robert and André Feuillet, Introduction to the New Testament, JBR 34 (1966): 368-70.
21 Teeple, review of Robert and Feuillet, 369.
Teeple, Howard M. Review of André Robert and André Feuillet, Introduction to the New Testament. Journal of Bible and Religion 34 (1966): 368–70.
A titled book review:
9 Jaroslav Pelikan, “The Things That You're Liable to Read in the Bible” (review of David Noel Freedman, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary), New York Times Review of Books (December 20, 1992): 3.
11 Pelikan, review of Freedman, 3.
Pelikan, Jaroslav. “The Things That You're Liable to Read in the Bible” (review of David Noel Freedman, ed., The Anchor Bible Dictionary). New York Times Review of Books (December 20, 1992): 3.
An Unpublished Dissertation or Thesis (SBLHS §7.2.27)
21 Lee E. Klosinski, “Meals in Mark” (Ph.D. diss., The Claremont Graduate School, 1988), 22–44.
26 Klosinski, “Meals,” 23.
Klosinski, Lee E. “Meals in Mark.” Ph.D. diss., The Claremont Graduate School, 1988.
An Article in an Encyclopaedia or a Dictionary (SBLHS §7.2.28)
33 Krister Stendahl, “Biblical Theology, Contemporary,” IDB 1:418–32.
36 Stendahl, “Biblical Theology,” 1:419.
Stendahl, Krister. “Biblical Theology, Contemporary.” Pages 418-32 in vol. 1 of The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by G. A. Buttrick. 4 vols. Nashville: Abingdon, 1962.
An Article in a Lexicon or Theological Dictionary (SBLHS §7.2.29)
For the discussion of an entire word group, the full title and page range of the article should be provided. In the bibliography, only the dictionary needs to be cited.
3 K. Dahn and W Liefeld, “See, Vision, Eye,” NIDNTT 3:511–21.
5 Dahn and Liefeld, NIDNTT 3:511–18.
Brown, Colin, ed. New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975-1985.
For the discussion of a specific word in an article covering a larger word group, the following format should be used:
23 H. Beyer, “diakone,w,” TDNT 2:81–87.
32 Beyer, TDNT 2:87.
Kittel, Gerhard, and Gerhard Friedrich. eds. Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. 10 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964-1976.
An Article in a Magazine (SBLHS §7.2.31)
8 Anthony J. Saldarini, “Babatha's Story,” BAR 24, no. 2 (March/April 1998): 28–33, 36–37, 72–74.
10 Saldarini, “Babatha,” 32.
Saldarini, Anthony J. “Babatha's Story.” Biblical Archaeology Review 24, no. 2 (March/April 1998): 28-33, 36-37, 72-74.
A Bible Commentary (SBLHS §7.3.9–10)
Commentaries are normally cited as any other book, with the addition of the series name and volume. It is not necessary to include the names of series editors.
20 Gordon J. Wenham, Genesis 1-15 (WBC 1; Dallas, Tex.: Word, 1987), 70.
32 Wenham, Genesis 1-15, 70.
Wenham, Gordon J. Genesis 1-15. Word Biblical Commentary 1. Dallas, Tex.: Word, 1987.
Note: You should also consult the online SBL Student Supplement (mentioned earlier), which provides further help in dealing with different kinds of commentaries.
A CD-ROM Reference with a Corresponding Print Edition (SBLHS §7.3.12)
Note that „n.p.‟ can be used to indicate to indicate „no known place of publication‟, „no known publisher‟ or, as here, „no pages‟.
67 Duane F. Watson, “False Apostles,” n.p. ABD on CD-ROM. Version 2.0c 1995, 1996.
72 Watson, “False Apostles,” n.p.
Watson, Duane F. “False Apostles.” The Anchor Bible Dictionary on CD-ROM. Logos Library System Version 2.0c 1995, 1996. Print ed.: David Noel Freedman, ed. Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
An Internet Publication with a Print Counterpart (SBLHS §7.3.13)
8 Charles Truehart, “Welcome to the Next Church,” Atlantic Monthly 278 (August 1996): 37-58. Cited 5 May 1997. Online: http://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic/issues/96aug/nxtchrch.htm.
12 Truehart, “Next Church,” 37.
Truehart, Charles. “Welcome to the Next Church.” Atlantic Monthly 278 (August 1996): 37-58. Cited 5 May 1997. Online: http://www.theatlantic.com/atlantic/issues/96aug/nxtchrch.htm.
An Internet Publication without a Print Counterpart (SBLHS §7.3.14)
8 Garry J. Williams, “Punished in our Place: a Reply to Steve Chalke on Penal Substitution,” n.p. [cited 28 June 2006]. Online: http://www.theologian.org.uk/doctrine/punished.html.
10 Williams, “Punished,” n.p.
Williams, Garry J. “Punished in our Place: a Reply to Steve Chalke on Penal Substitution.” No pages. Cited 28 June 2006. Online: http://www.theologian.org.uk/doctrine/punished.html.