The Society of Biblical Literature, or SBL, style is used by those who write or publish in the disciplines of ancient Near Eastern studies, Biblical studies, and studies of early Christianity. The SBL Handbook includes extensive abbreviations lists, archeological site names, guidelines for transliterating ancient languages, and examples for citing print and electronic sources. SBL documentation style is recommended for use by the Undergraduate Theology department.

opens new windowSBL Handbook of Style: Explanations, Clarifications, and Expansions

opens new windowStudent Supplement for the SBL Handbook of Style, Second Edition PDF

"Kate L. Turabian's Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations presents two basic documentation systems: notes-bibliography style (or simply bibliography style) and author-date style (sometimes called reference list style)." The notes-bibliography style (NB) is used by the ORU Graduate School of Theology and Ministry, with the exception of graduate counseling that uses APA style.

Online style Guide: https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/turabian/citation-guide.html

opens new windowTurabian Style Guide (Covenant Theological Seminary) - Provides examples for 9th edition.

Using Generative AI (ChatGPT, Google Bard, Microsoft Pilot)

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