BIBL 471 - Biblical Archaeology

Liberty University Students

The Full Note Chicago-Turabian (also called Society for Biblical Literature or SBL) format, used in biblical studies courses around the world, MUSTbe followed for all footnotes (NOT end-notes or APA which is also called Turabian parenthetical in-text citations style) and bibliography used in ALLpapers submitted in Liberty Online courses I teach. NEVER use APA format or Turabian parenthetical in-text citations style in any footnote in this class which looks like this (Smith 1980, 34).Format your textin Times New Roman 12 point and NOT Arial.

INDEX

• TURABIAN WRITING HELPS
• Turabian Basic Guide
  
• Liberty Online Writing Center
  
• How to Write a Research Paper Video
• How to Use Turabian Video
  
• Liberty InfoRM
  
• SBL Handbook of Style
  
• ETurabian
  
• Zotero
  
• Microsoft Format Feature
  
• SAMPLES OF TURABIAN
• Book
• Edited Book
  
• Journal Article
• Dictionary or Encyclopedia Article
  
• An Internet Publication WITH a Print Counterpart
• An Internet Publication WITHOUT a Print Counterpart
• TIPS
• Plagiarism
  

TURABIAN WRITING HELPS

1. Liberty's Turabian Basic GuidePDF. Follow this guide to format your papers.
2. The Liberty Online Writing Center (OWC):  Would you like a writing tutor? “Without editing, OWC tutors provide comprehensive written feedback on drafts with direct links to web resources and writing aids specific to each student’s writing needs OR speak with students via Skype to discuss projects at any stage of the writing process. Through the OWC, online students may also access a wide variety of resources—handouts, worksheets, and presentations—to research writing concerns and improve their academic writing skills.” Tutors (not editors or proofreaders) are available through the OWC. If you struggle writing papers, I encourage you to take advantage of this resource and which is free to Liberty students. Follow the “General Guidelines” link found on the left column on the OWC homepage.
3. Liberty Video on how to write a research paper.
4. Liberty Video on how to use Turabian.
   
5. Liberty InfoRMLearn how to use resources and write academic papers.
6. Alexander, Patrick, John F. Kutsko, and Shirley Decker-Lucke. The SBL Handbook of Style: For Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999. There is a Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) Student Supplement for Turabian for biblical studies PDFthat is helpful for students. Turabian used in biblical studies can sometimes be a bit complicated.
7. ETURABIAN:This is a great tool to help put your footnotes in the proper format. The Service is free but you will need to set up a username and password.
8. ZOTERO: A helpful footnote tool is the free Firefox plug-in called Zotero. It is used for automatically inserting footnotes into your papers and automatically creating your bibliography and keeping it up to date with any new footnotes you add. You can follow the instructional videos online to set it up. There are also YouTube videos that will help. There are also a necessary word processor plugins, available for Microsoft Word and LibreOffice, OpenOffice and NeoOffice. This will allow you to place footnotes into your papers automatically. Word processor plugins are available here. Gather bibliographic information off of sites like Amazon.com and insert the footnote into your paper with a few clicks of your mouse. If you use Zotero then select their Citation Style: "Chicago Manual of Style (full note)."
9. Microsoft Format Feature:NOTE: The "References/ Insert Citations" feature in Microsoft Word for Chicago and Turabian DOES NOTenter the footnotes correctly in your document so do not use it for your footnotes and bibliography. Enter the footnotes and bibliography manually or use Zotero or eturabian.com.

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SAMPLES OF TURABIAN

Book

Edited Book

Journal Article

Dictionary or Encyclopedia Article

Footnote: ² R. L. Alden, “Sodom,” in The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised Full-Color Edition, ed. Merrill C. Tenney and Moises Silva, vol. 5, 5 vols. (Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2009), 467.
Formula:  FirstName LastNameWhoWroteArticle,"ArticleTitleInQuotationMarks," in DictionaryNameInItalics, EditorsNames, Volume, HowManyVolumes (City: Publisher, Date), PageNumber.

Second Time Used:   ³Alden, “Sodom,” 467.
 
Bibliography:Alden, R. L. “Sodom.” In The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised Full-Color Edition, edited by Merrill C. Tenney and Moises Silva, Revised., 5:466–68. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2009.
Formula:  LastNameWhoWroteArticle, FirstName, "ArticleTitleInQuotationMarks," in DictionaryNameInItalics,  EditorsNames, Volume:AllPageNumbersForArticle. City: Publisher, Date).
OR
Tenney, Merrill C., and Moises Silva, eds. The Zondervan Encyclopedia of the Bible: Revised Full-Color Edition. 5 vols. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2009.
Formula:  LastName, FirstName, eds. DictionaryNameInItalics,  HowManyVolumes (City: Publisher, Date).

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An Internet Publication WITH a Print Counterpart

An Internet Publication WITHOUT a Print Counterpart

When you have a blog or website that does not have page numbers.

HELPFUL TIPS

1. TIP: To enter a footnote in your paper using MS Word use: Ctrl + Alt + F. Now type your footnote information at the bottom (Author [firstname + lastname], Title, (City: Publisher, Date), Page no.). 
2. TIP:For the Turabian format all you need to do is copy and paste the books or articles from my blog into your bibliography to preserve the proper order of the format.Copy into notepad will strip the html code from the text, then from notepad copy and paste into your paper.
   

PLAGIARISM

When you copy words from a source—whether it’s a dictionary, another book, someone’s blog, an online article, or even another student’s paper—you will need to properly document your research. Failure to cite a source is plagiarism. Whether intentional or unintentional, it is still plagiarism. I am required to take action when a student plagiarizes. The penalties for plagiarism range. You could fail an assignment, you can fail the course, and you can even be expelled from school.  If you have any questions about what constitutes plagiarism, Liberty has put together this helpful resource. LINK

Hints on citing your sources
 
Here are some helpful citation hints:
 
1)  You must cite your work using "" marks or indent and single space large quotes with footnotes formatted in Turabian format (not APA) when you:
         -Quote directly, paraphrase, or summarize
         -Use an idea in your work that you obtained from somewhere else
         -Refer to a point your instructor made
         -Find a source on the Internet that gives you useful information
         -Is not common knowledge (not everyone knows this)   

Here is a good way to think about citation:  If you can trace the origin of your thoughts, phrases, and arguments to any source except your own mind, you need to cite it using a footnote at the bottom of the page. When in doubt, cite your source! 
 
2)  You do not need Citation when you:
          -Develop an idea entirely on your own
          -Do primary research and want to report the results of the study
          -An idea emerges in class, but is different than what was presented
          -Are talking about your paper with someone and you have an idea
          -Refer to a fact that is common knowledge (most know it)
 
Formatting your citations and papers
 
Concerning formatting of sources, here are some important guidelines within this course:
 
1)  For your formal citations in this course, BIBL 471, you MUST use the Turabian format HELP.

2) Also, footnotes are good but not necessary in your Discussion Board replies but they MUST be used in your Main Contribution.

NOTE: Make sure you DO NOT use the APA format (also called Turabian parenthetical in-text citations style) that looks like this (Price 1997, 23), but footnotes at the bottom of the page, formatted according to Turabian (HELP and the LIBERTY WEBSITE)