Tag: SBL Press

4 Steps to Using IATG with the SBL Handbook of Style
In the second edition of the SBL Handbook of Style (SBLHS2; affiliate disclosure), chapter 8 is entirely dedicated to abbreviations.1 According to the Handbook, “abbreviations for works not listed below should follow Siegfried M. Schwertner, Internationales Abkürzungsverzeichnis für Theologie und Grenzgebiete, 3rd ed. (Berlin: de Gruyter, 2014 [=IATG3])” (affiliate disclosure). Here are four steps to…
29 October 2018
SBLHS2 and Ibid.
With the release of the Chicago Manual of Style‘s 17th edition, the SBL handbook began deferring to this edition (rather than the 16th) for matters not explicitly addressed in the SBL Handbook‘s 2nd edition or on the SBLHS blog. One of the changes with CMS17 is eliminating the use of “ibid.” In keeping with CMS17, SBLHS…
2 February 2018
The Chicago and SBL Manuals
The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) has been updated to its 17th edition (2017).1 According to the second edition of the SBL Handbook of Style (SBLHS), Currently in its 16th edition, The Chicago Manual of Style remains the most comprehensive general authority on editorial style and publishing practices. Answers to questions not addressed in this handbook may be…
11 October 2017
How Can You Get SBL BibLit on iOS?
One of the less-than-ideal features of using an iOS device for editing or producing documents in Biblical Studies has been the difficulty of getting standard biblical language fonts (e.g., SBL BibLit) to work on the device. There are now, however, at least a couple solutions:
29 June 2017
SBL Press on citing Migne’s “Patrologia Graeca”
SBL Press continues to be quite responsive on its blog to questions submitted by users of the SBL Handbook of Style. One of the latest examples is the Press’s clarification of how to format citations from J.-P. Migne’s Patrologia Graeca. The 161-volume series is available online in the public domain from various sources, including Patristica.net and…
3 May 2017
Starting sentences with “and” or “but”
The SBLHS blog has a helpful discussion on the use of “and” or “but” at the start of a sentence. And they are permissible. But one should use them sparingly. For the full and very helpful post, please see the SBLHS blog.
23 February 2017