Illustrations of Proper Formats:

These forms are intended to illustrate the correct format. The Bibliography form is listed first; followed by the first, full reference form for the footnotes; last is the abbreviated footnote form for second and subsequent references.
Your bibliography, SOURCES CITED, must contain the divisions listed in the left margin subheadings below. Under each subheading, list the references consulted in your research in the appropriate format as illustrated below. For a sample bibliography click.

Translations of the New Testament

The New American Standard Bible. La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1977. (NASB)

        11 Cor. 5:1-10 NASB.

        21 Cor. 5:1-10 NASB.

Other Study Bibles

 Metzger, Bruce M. "Introduction to the New Testament." In The New Oxford Annotated Bible,
        iii-iv. Edited by Bruce M. Metzger and Roland E. Murphy. New York: Oxford University
        Press, 1991.

           1Bruce M. Metzger, "Introduction to the New Testament," in The New Oxford Annotated Bible, eds. Bruce M. Metzger and Roland E. Murphy (New York: Oxford University Press, 1991), iii.

        2Metzger, "Introduction," NOSB, iii.
 
Often within Study Bibles the articles, as well as the notes on the scripture texts, are not signed, but the author will be identified in the Preface of the Study Bible. When quoting from an article or study notes, you should identify the author of those materials and then cite from them as above.

Concordances

Whitaker, Richard. E. The Eerdman's Analytical Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of
        the Bible. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1988.

        1Richard E. Whitaker. The Eerdman's Analytical Concordance to the Revised Standard Version of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdman's Publishing Company, 1988), 551.

        2Whitaker, Analytical Concordance, 552.
 

Bible Dictionaries

 Signed article forms:

Cranford, Lorin L. "Tychicus." In Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by Watson E. Mills.
        Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1990.

        1Lorin L. Cranford, "Tychicus," in Mercer Dictionary of the Bible.

        2Cranford, "Tychicus," 938.

Unsigned article forms:

Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. Edited by Watson E. Mills. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press,
        1990. S.V., "Tychicus."

        1Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, s.v. "Tychicus."

        2Mercer Dictionary of the Bible, s.v. "Tychicus."
 

One-Volume Commentaries

Falk, Marcia. "Song of Songs." In Harper's Bible Commentary. Edited by James L. Mays. San
        Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988.

        1Maria Falk, "Song of Songs," in Harper's Bible Commentary, ed. James L. Mays (San Francisco: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1988), 525.

        2Falk, "Song of Songs," 526.
 

Commentary Sets

Foulkes, Francis. The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians. The Tyndale New Testament
        Commentaries, ed. R.V.G. Tasker. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
        1963.
        (Note: this is the correct format when only one book of the Bible is treated in
        one volume of the commentary.)

        1Francis Foulkes, The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians, The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, ed. R.V.G. Tasker (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1963), 48-53.

        2Foulkes, Ephesians, 55-61.

Foulkes, Francis. "The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians." In The Tyndale New Testament
        Commentaries, ed. R.V.G. Tasker. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company,
        1963.
        (Note: this is the correct format when a volume in the commentary contains
        commentary on more than one book of the Bible by different authors.)

        1Francis Foulkes, "The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians," in The Tyndale New Testament Commentaries, ed. R.V.G. Tasker (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1963), 48-53.

        2Foulkes, "Ephesians," 55-61.

 
Other Resources

Tullock, John H. The Old Testament Story. Fourth edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
        1996.

        1John H. Tullock, The Old Testament Story, 4th ed. (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Printice Hall, 1996), 136-141.

        2Tullock, The Old Testament Story, 146.