TY - BOOK AU - Alexander,Patrick H. ED - Society of Biblical Literature. TI - The SBL handbook of style: for ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian studies SN - 156563487X (cloth) AV - PN147 .S26 1999 U1 - 808/.027 21 PY - 1999/// CY - Peabody, Mass. PB - Hendrickson Publishers KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Authorship KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Historiography KW - History, Ancient KW - Middle East KW - Civilization KW - To 622 KW - Religion N1 - Includes index; 1; Introduction: Using This Handbook --; 2; Responsibilities of an Editor --; 3; Responsibilities of an Author --; 4; General Style --; 5; Transliterating and Transcribing Ancient Texts --; 6; Indexes and Bibliographies --; 7; Notes and Bibliographies --; 8; Abbreviations --; App. A; Capitalization and Spelling Examples --; App. B; Ancient Near Eastern Dates and Periods --; App. C; Ezra Traditions --; App. D; Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Canons --; App. E; English/Hebrew/Greek Versification Compared --; App. F; Texts from the Judean Desert --; App. G; Concordance of Ugaritic Texts --; App. H; Greek and Latin Works and Their Abbreviations --; App. I; Hebrew and Greek Numbers --; App. J; Editing and Proofreading Marks ER -