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Style guide for ''Biblica''. | Style guide for ''[[Biblica]]''. | ||
{| | {|{{Prettytable}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|One chapter: | |width="40%" align="right"|One chapter: | ||
|Genesis 2 | |width="25%"|Genesis 2 | ||
|Use full name of the book for chapter. | |Use full name of the book for chapter. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|A range of chapters: | |align="right"|A range of chapters: | ||
|Genesis | |Genesis 2–3 | ||
|N dash, no spaces; full title of book. | |N dash, no spaces; full title of book. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Chapter and verse (ch | |align="right"|Chapter and verse (ch,vv): | ||
|Gen 2,1 | |Gen 2,1 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"| | |align="right"|Same chapter and multiple verses: | ||
|Gen 2,1-3 | |Gen 2,1-3 | ||
|hyphen, no spaces | |hyphen, no spaces | ||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Same chapter and individual verses: | |align="right"|Same chapter and individual verses: | ||
| Line 29: | Line 25: | ||
|Rom 14,5-9.22-23 | |Rom 14,5-9.22-23 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
|align="right"|From ch:vv to different ch,vv: | |||
|Gen 2,1 – 3,15 | |||
|N dash with spaces | |||
|- | |- | ||
|align="right"|Sets of books: | |align="right"|Sets of books: | ||
| Line 41: | Line 41: | ||
|1969-1970 | |1969-1970 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |||
|align="right"|Dash within sentence: | |||
|I thought I had made a <br>mistake — but I was wrong. | |||
|M dash with spaces | |||
|} | |||
== Abbreviation of biblical books == | |||
{|{{Prettytable}} | |||
|- | |||
|Daniel | |||
|full name | |||
|when referring to the book as a whole | |||
|- | |||
|Daniel 5<br> | |||
Daniel 5–7 | |||
|full name | |||
|when identifying a chapter or range of chapters | |||
|- | |||
|Dan 5,1<br> | |||
Dan 5,1-7 | |||
|abbreviation | |||
|when identifying specific verse, verses, verse range, etc. | |||
|} | |} | ||
[[Category:Biblicum]] | [[Category:Biblicum]] | ||
[[Category:Writing]] | [[Category:Writing]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:28, 30 March 2022
Style guide for Biblica.
| One chapter: | Genesis 2 | Use full name of the book for chapter. |
| A range of chapters: | Genesis 2–3 | N dash, no spaces; full title of book. |
| Chapter and verse (ch,vv): | Gen 2,1 | |
| Same chapter and multiple verses: | Gen 2,1-3 | hyphen, no spaces |
| Same chapter and individual verses: | Gen 2,1.3.5 | |
| Same chapter and disconnected ranges: | Rom 14,5-9.22-23 | |
| From ch:vv to different ch,vv: | Gen 2,1 – 3,15 | N dash with spaces |
| Sets of books: | 1-2 Kings | 1-2 Cor, 1-3 Jn, etc. |
| Page ranges: | pp. 1-23 | |
| Year ranges: | 1969-1970 | |
| Dash within sentence: | I thought I had made a mistake — but I was wrong. |
M dash with spaces |
Abbreviation of biblical books
| Daniel | full name | when referring to the book as a whole |
| Daniel 5 Daniel 5–7 |
full name | when identifying a chapter or range of chapters |
| Dan 5,1 Dan 5,1-7 |
abbreviation | when identifying specific verse, verses, verse range, etc. |