| Works Cited List Citation |
Name of Religious Work. Version or edition, edited by First Name Last Name if given, translated by First Name Last Name if given, Publisher, Year of Publication. Example: The Bible. Authorized King James Version, Oxford University Press, 2019. |
| In-Text Citation |
(Name of Religious Work) Example: (The Bible) |
| Works Cited List Citation |
Name of Religious Work. Version or edition, Year of Publication. Name of Website, URL. Accessed Day Month Year viewed (optional, add if there is no upload/publication date).. Example: The Tanakh. Translated by A.J. Rosenberg, 2021. Chabad.org, www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/63255/jewish/The-Bible-with-Rashi.htm. |
| In-Text Citation |
(Name of Religious Work) Example: (The Tanakh) |
Do not italicize or use quotation marks in your paper when referring to a generic religious text. These terms appear without italics or quotation marks when referred to in your paper:
Bible, Old Testament, Genesis, Gospels, Talmud, Qur'an (Koran), Upanishads.
Only italicize titles of individual published editions of religious texts (e.g., The Talmud of the Land of Israel: A Preliminary Translation and Explanation, The Interlinear Bible, etc.) when specifically citing them in your paper.
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.
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