Bible/Qur'an/Talmud, etc. (All Scripture)
Title. Editor statement, First Name Last Name of Editor, Publisher, Year of publication.
Works Cited List Example |
The New Jerusalem Bible. General editor, Henry Wansbrough, Doubleday, 1985. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(New Jerusalem Bible 1 Chron. 21.8) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation. For a full list of abbreviations, consult section 1.6.4 of the MLA Handbook. |
Works Cited List Example |
The Bible. Introd. and notes by Robert Carroll and Stephen Prickett, Oxford UP, 1998. Oxford World's Classics. Authorized King James Vers. Note: If the edition is based on a named version of the text, the name of the version can be recorded at the end of the entry, as "Authorized King James Vers" is above. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(The Bible Rev. 21.3) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation.For a full list of abbreviations, consult section 1.6.4 of the MLA Handbook |
Works Cited List Example |
The Qur'an. Trans. by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem, Oxford UP, 2005. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(The Qur'an Joseph 12:69) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation. For a full list of abbreviations, consult section 1.6.4 of the MLA Handbook. |