RLGN 104
C
ITING
THE
B
IBLE
Current APA Format
Parenthetical Citations
In-Text Citation:
In parentheses, place the verse reference followed by the version used to retrieve it.
Example: (Hebrews 6:19 New American Standard Bible)
In a sentence, place the verse reference followed by the version used in parentheses.
Example: In Hebrews 6:19 (New American Standard Bible), Jesus is the anchor…
In current APA format, once the Scripture is cited in-text the first time, all uses after
will only need to include the verse reference.
Reference Page:
In current APA format, the Bible and other well-known works do not need to be
included in the reference page unless the instructor requests this.
Information taken from
Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association, 6th ed., 2009, section 6.18.
Current MLA Format
Parenthetical Citations
In-Text Citation:
In current MLA format, all books of the Bible have abbreviations. See the MLA
Handbook for specifics on each.
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- Fall '16
