How do you reference the Bible in a Biblio?

[Leareth]

OK another weird question by me:

I am writing a paper on Biomedical Ethics and Religion: how religion has an influence on govt policy despite the official seperation of church and state.
Anywho, how do I cite and reference the Bible?!?
What do I put down for author and year?
Edition? Page numbers???

I am serious here how do cite and ref it?

cheers

 

[SpookTheHamster]

You'd put the specific name, publisher and year of your Bible. Then you'd put which part of the Bible it was from.

For example: "Struik Christian Books Holy Bible (1983) Mark 3:14, Romans 2:17"

That was merely an example, I found a random Bible on Amazon and made up some chapters.

 

[floyde]

I think it would be something like:

Almighty, God. The Bible. Jerusalem: Harper Collins, 5000 B.C.

I could be way off though

 

[Josh]

Like this:

The Holy Bible, King James Version.
....Philadelphia: Westminster, 1952.

(Of course, if it is not King James, change the info as you need)

More info here.

 

[gwuMACaddict]

I think it would be something like:

Almighty, God. The Bible. Jerusalem: Harper Collins, 5000 B.C.

I could be way off though

that made me chuckle

 

[mactastic]

I think it would be something like:

Almighty, God. The Bible. Jerusalem: Harper Collins, 5000 B.C.

I could be way off though

Although I would have thought Regnery Publishing would claim to own the copyright...

 

[Les Kern]

I think it would be something like:

Almighty, God. The Bible. Jerusalem: Harper Collins, 5000 B.C.

I could be way off though

No, more like

Father, Holy. The Bible : Fiction. Khirbet: Qumran Scrolling Company 120-145 A.D.

 

[Leareth]

umm...thanks

now how about citing in text I am used to (Smith 2000:19-23) style how do I do it with the Bible?

 

[yg17]

No, more like

Father, Holy. The Bible : Fiction. Khirbet: Qumran Scrolling Company 120-145 A.D.

You win teh internets

 

[MongoTheGeek]

umm...thanks

now how about citing in text I am used to (Smith 2000:19-23) style how do I do it with the Bible?

You quote it chapter and verse

"To everything there is a season" (Eccl 3:13 KJV)

Google lead me here.

http://hbl.gcc.edu/citingBIBLE.htm

 

[_Matt]

I didn't think anyone cited the Bible anymore.

Actually, I don't think you cite the Bible since its technically a work of common knowledge. Kind of like how you don't cite the textbook that you use in the class for which you are writing a paper.

 

[CorvusCamenarum]

I think it would be something like:

Almighty, God. The Bible. Jerusalem: Harper Collins, 5000 B.C.

I could be way off though

Or how about:
Almighty, God, and Christ, Jesus H., et al. The Holy Bible Ed. Desiderius Erasmus. Froben Press, 1516.

 

[Leareth]

I didn't think anyone cited the Bible anymore.

Actually, I don't think you cite the Bible since its technically a work of common knowledge. Kind of like how you don't cite the textbook that you use in the class for which you are writing a paper.

I am using a direct quote so I need to cite it. I had no problem with the other holy books since they do have authoryear etc, but the Bible just stumped me...

 

[atszyman]

I am using a direct quote so I need to cite it. I had no problem with the other holy books since they do have authoryear etc, but the Bible just stumped me...

Just preface it with "God told me, '...'"

 

[mlw1235]

Not sure about the Bible, but for future reference:

Citation Machine