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24.6.4 Versions of the BibleThese abbreviations cover many standard versions of the Bible. If the version you are citing isnot listed here, consult your instructor.ARV - American Revised VersionASV - American Standard VersionAT - American TranslationAV - Authorized (King James) VersionCEV - Contemporary English VersionDV - Douay VersionERV - English Revised VersionEV - English version(s)JB - Jerusalem BibleNAB - New American BibleNEB - New English BibleNRSV - New Revised Standard VersionRSV - Revised Standard VersionRV - Revised VersionVulg. - Vulgate24.6.5 Other Sacred WorksMany sacred works of other religious traditions are divided into parts similar to those of theBible. Capitalize and set in roman type the names of the works themselves (Qur'an, Vedas),but italicize the names of their parts (al-Baqarah, Rig-Veda). Although there is no widelyaccepted method for abbreviating the names of these works or their parts, you may punctuatecitations from them similarly to those from the Bible (see also 17.5.2 and 19.5.2). If a workhas multiple numbered divisions, you may substitute periods or commas for colons or makeother adaptations to clarify the location of the cited passage.Qur'an 2:257 or Qur'an 2 (al-Baqarah): 257Mahabharata 1.2.3If your paper is in religious studies, consult your instructor for more specific guidance.24.7 Abbreviations in Citations and Other Scholarly ContextsAbbreviations are commonly used and even preferred in citations, especially for identifyingthe roles of individuals other than authors (ed., trans.), the parts of works (vol., bk., sec.), andlocating information (p., n). In text and in some citations, however, you should use wordsinstead of abbreviations. For guidelines on using abbreviations in bibliography-style citations,see 16.1.6 and chapter 17; for abbreviations in reference list–style citations, see 18.1.6 andchapter 19.Some disciplines allow the use of scholarly abbreviations, such as e.g. and i.e., within