SS Cyril and Methodius Orthodox Institute
Orthodox Education for Faith and Life
BOOKS
Below are instructions on how to reference a book with one or more authors, a book chapter, edited books, and e-books.
1 AUTHOR
1st Footnote
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Note number. Author’s Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. James R. Royse, Scribal Habits in Early Greek New Testament Papyri (NTTSD 36; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008), 614.
2. John Ziesler, Pauline Christianity (London/New York: Oxford University Press, rev. edn, 1990), 114–15.
3. Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on John (vol.1; trans. David R. Maxwell; ed. Joel C. Elowsky; Ancient Christian Texts; Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2013), IV:18.
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. Author’s surname, Shortened Title of Book, Volumn.Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Royse, Scribal Habits, 614.
2. Cyril, Commentary on John, I.IV:18–19.
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Bibliography
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Author’s Surname, Author’s Given Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
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Example Bibliography
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Cyril of Alexandria, Commentary on John (2 vols; trans. David R. Maxwell; ed. Joel C. Elowsky; Ancient Christian Texts; Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2013–15).​
Royse, James R., Scribal Habits in Early Greek New Testament Papyri (New Testament Tools, Studies, and Documents 36; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2008).​
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Ziesler, John, Pauline Christianity (London/New York: Oxford University Press, rev. edn, 1990).
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2 AUTHORS
1st Footnote
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Second Author’s Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Anthony Grafton and Megan Hale Williams, Christianity and the Transformation of the Book: Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea (Cambridge/London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006), 110–15.
2. Chrysostomos of Etna and Auxentios of Photiki, Scripture and Tradition (Etna: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2nd edn, 1999), III:3–4.
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. First Author’s Last Name and Second Author’s Last Name, Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Grafton and Williams, Christianity, 20.
2. Chrysostomos and Auxentios, Scripture, III:3–4.
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Bibliography
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First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, and Second Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
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Example Bibliography
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Chrysostomos of Etna and Auxentios of Photiki, Scripture and Tradition (Etna: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2nd edn, 1999).
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Grafton, Anthony, and Megan Hale Williams, Christianity and the Transformation of the Book: Origen, Eusebius, and the Library of Caesarea (Cambridge/London: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2006).
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3 OR MORE AUTHORS
1st Footnote
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3 Authors
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name, Second Author’s Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
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4 or More Authors
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name et al., Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. William Sanford La Sor, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982), 120–25.
2. John Meyendorff et al., The Library of Orthodox Theology: No. I :The Primacy of Peter (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press, 2nd edn, 1973), 10–16.
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Subsequent Footnotes
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3 Authors
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Note number. First Author’s Last Name, Second Author’s Last Name, and Third Author's Last Name, Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
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4 or More Authors
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Note number. First Author’s Last Name et al., Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. La Sor, Hubbard, and Bush, Old Testament Survey, 24.
2. Meyendorff et al., Library of Orthodox Theology, 4.
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Bibliography
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3 or More Authors
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First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Second Author's Full Name, and Third Author's Full Name, Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
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Example Bibliography
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La Sor, William Sanford, David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic William Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1982).​
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Meyendorff, John, Alexander Schmemann, Katharine Farrer, Nicholas Afanassieff, and Nicolas Koulomzine, The Library of Orthodox Theology: No. I :The Primacy of Peter (Leighton Buzzard: Faith Press, 2nd edn, 1973).
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EDITED BOOK
1st Footnote
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Note number. First Editor's Full Name and Full Name of Additional Editor(s) (up to 3 editors. Any more use et al. after first editor)(ed./eds), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Markus Bockmuehl and Guy G. Strousma (eds), Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010), 12–16.
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. First Editor’s Last Name and Last Name of Additional Editor(s) (up to 3 editors. Any more use et al. after first editor), Shortened Title of Book, Volume.Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Bockmuehl and Stousma, Paradise in Antiquity, 72.
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Bibliography
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First Editor’s Surname, First Editor’s Given Name, and Full Name of Additional Editor(s) (ed./eds), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication).
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Example Bibliography
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Bockmuehl, Markus, and Guy G. Strousma (eds), Paradise in Antiquity: Jewish and Christian Views (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010).
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BOOK CHAPTER
1st Footnote
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, at Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. J. Bloggs, "The Art of Being Interesting," in Charisma and Cult in the Twentieth Century (eds I. Snobrick and E. S. Morgan; London: Lion Publishing, 2019), 245–57, at 247.
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Shortened Title of Chapter," Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Bloggs, “Art of Being Interesting,” 245.
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Bibliography
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First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page Numbers.
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Example Bibliography
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Bloggs, J., "The Art of Being Interesting," in Charisma and Cult in the Twentieth Century (eds I. Snobrick and E. S. Morgan; London: Lion Publishing, 2019), 245–57.
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ELECTRONIC BOOK
(E-BOOK)
Please note, that if the e-book is also available in print form you can reference it as a print book.
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Also, please do not use Kindle location references. Page numbers from the original document are required. You can change Kindle settings to show page numbers.
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Many e-books do not have fixed page numbers. When this is the case, use other locaters such as a chapter number or a section heading instead.
References to e-resources include either a URL or a Digital Object Identifier (DOI). If allocated, DOI's are the preferred electronic resource identifier.
1st Footnote
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
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Examples
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1. Ignatius Aphram Barsoum, Syrian Dioceses (trans. Matti Moosa, 2011), 23–26, http://www.syriacstudies.com/2011/08/05/syrian-dioceses (accessed 12/05/2019).
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), Shortened Title of Book, Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Barsoum, Syrian Dioceses, 65.
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Bibliography
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First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
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Example Bibliography
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Barsoum, Ignatius Aphram, Syrian Dioceses (trans. Matti Moosa, 2011),
http://www.syriacstudies.com/2011/08/05/syrian-dioceses (accessed 12/05/2019).
CHAPTER IN AN ELECTRONIC BOOK
(E-BOOK)
1st Footnote
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Note number. First Author’s Full Name and Full Name of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page or Pages, at Page or Pages, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
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Examples
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1. Sebastian P. Brock, “Pawla of Edessa,” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition (eds S. P. Brock, A. M. Butts, G. A. Kiraz and L. Van Rompay; online ed. Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Pawla-of-Edessa (accessed 29/09/2022).
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Subsequent Footnotes
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Note number. Author’s Surname and Surname of Additional Author(s) (up to 3 authors. Any more use et al. after first author), "Shortened Title of Chapter," Page or Pages.
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Examples
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1. Barsoum, “Pawla of Edessa.”
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Bibliography
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First Author’s Surname, First Author’s Given Name, Author’s Surname and Full Name of Additional Author(s), "Title of Chapter," in Title of Book: Subtitle of Book (volume; translator; editor; Series and Series number; Place of Publication: Publisher’s Name, edition, Year of Publication), Page Numbers, DOI or URL (Date accessed day/month/year).
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Example Bibliography
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Brock, Sebastian P., “Pawla of Edessa,” in Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage: Electronic Edition (eds S. P. Brock, A. M. Butts, G. A. Kiraz and L. Van Rompay; online edn Beth Mardutho, 2018), https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Pawla-of-Edessa (accessed 29/09/2022).