The year of original publication of a religious work may be unknown or in dispute and is not included in the reference in those cases. However, versions of religious works such as the Bible may be republished; these republished dates are included at the end of the reference entry and within in-text citations.
If a religious work has a different method of identifying the location within the text (such as book, chapter, and verse) use that information instead of page numbers for in-text citations.
Be sure to put the title in italics on your References page and within your paper to signify it is a book.
Reference Page Format:
Version Title. (Publication Year). Publisher. (Original work published Year)
According to The Qur'an (2004)...
...(The Qur'an, 2004).
The year of original publication of a religious work may be unknown or in dispute and is not included in the reference in those cases. However, versions of religious works such as the Bible may be republished; these republished dates are included at the end of the reference entry and within in-text citations.
If a religious work has a different method of identifying the location within the text (such as book, chapter, and verse) use that information instead of page numbers for in-text citations.
Be sure to put the title in italics on your References page and within your paper to signify it is a book.
Reference Page Format:
Version Title. (Publication Year). Publisher. URL (Original work published Year)
King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible Online. https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ (Original work published 1769)
According to the King James Bible (1769/2017)...
...(King James Bible, 1769/2017).
...(King James Bible, 1769/2017, Isaiah 40:31).
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