The SBL handbook of style : for ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies /

The SBL handbook of style : for ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, ©1999.
Description:	xiv, 280 pages ; 25 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Authorship -- Style manuals. Bible. Authorship -- Style manuals. Church history -- Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 -- Historiography -- Authorship -- Style manuals. Christian literature, Early -- History and criticism -- Authorship -- Style manuals. History, Ancient -- Authorship -- Style manuals. Authorship. Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 -- Historiography -- Authorship -- Style manuals. Middle East -- Religion -- Historiography -- Authorship -- Style manuals. Middle East. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Style manuals.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4234180

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Varying Form of Title:	Society of Biblical Literature handbook of style
Other authors / contributors:	Alexander, Patrick H. Society of Biblical Literature.
ISBN:	156563487X (cloth) 9781565634879 (cloth)
Notes:	Includes index.
Other form:	Online version: SBL handbook of style. Peabody, Mass. : Hendrickson Publishers, ©1999

Table of Contents:

Book style sheet
The SBL handbook of style
Other authorities
Before submitting a book manuscript
Submitting a manuscript
After submitting a manuscript
Punctuation
Numbers
Bias-free language
Expressions requiring special treatment
Hebrew
Aramaic
Greek
Coptic
Akkadian
Egyptian
Ugaritic
Other ancient languages
Transcribing ancient texts
Capitalization of index entries
Sorting primary-text references
Alphabetizing
Names with particles
Compound surnames
Sorting multiple books by a single author
Rules
General examples
Special examples
Author-date citations
General abbreviations
Bible texts, versions, etc.
Primary sources : ancient texts
Secondary sources : journals, periodicals, major reference works, and series
Appendix A: Capitalization and spelling examples
Appendix B: Ancient Near Eastern dates and periods
Appendix C: Ezra traditions
Appendix D: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament canons
Appendix E: English/Hebrew/Greek versification compared
Appendix F: Texts from the Judean desert
Appendix G: Concordance of Ugaritic texts
Appendix H: Greek and Latin works and their abbreviations
Appendix I: Hebrew and Greek numbers
Appendix J: editing and proofreading marks.