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Style Guide

Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary

1. Formatting ................................................................................................................................ 2

1.1 Page Format ...................................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Line Spacing ..................................................................................................................... 2

1.3 Indenting ........................................................................................................................... 2

1.4 Justification ....................................................................................................................... 2

1.5 Pagination ......................................................................................................................... 2

2. Fonts .......................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Font Types ........................................................................................................................ 3

2.2 Font Size ........................................................................................................................... 3

3. Front matter ............................................................................................................................. 3

3.1 Title page .......................................................................................................................... 3

3.2 Titles ................................................................................................................................. 3

3.3 Advisor Approval Page ..................................................................................................... 3

3.4 Abstract ............................................................................................................................. 3

3.5 Table of contents ............................................................................................................... 3

4. Preparing footnotes .................................................................................................................. 4

4.4 Examples of notes ............................................................................................................. 4

5. Bibliographies ........................................................................................................................... 4

5.6 Examples of bibliography entries. .................................................................................... 5

6. Citation of electronic resources .............................................................................................. 5

6.1 World Wide Web sites ...................................................................................................... 5

6.2 CD-ROM........................................................................................................................... 6

6.3 Other Online Sources ........................................................................................................ 7

7. Biblical and religious capitalization, punctuation, abbreviation, etc. ................................. 7

8. Citation of Biblical References ............................................................................................... 9

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1. Formatting

1.1 Page Format

Text should be printed on one side of 8½ x 11 inch sheets.

Maintain 1” margins all around.

Sample first page of text

1.2 Line Spacing

1.5 spacing throughout the text except as noted in next bullets.

Single space: Block quotations; table/figure captions; table/figure notes, but 1.5 space

between notes; footnotes, but 1.5 space between notes; entries in the reference list, but

1.5 space between entries; headings that are typed on more than one line; all listings in

the contents, list of tables, and list of figures that require more than one line, but 1.5

space between subheadings and each table/figure caption; itemized lists may be single

spaced, but 1.5 space between items.

Single or 1.5 space appendix material and tables. Let readability of these items be your

guide.

1.3 Indenting

Paragraphs: Indent the first line of all paragraphs 0.5" from margin. Begin second and

subsequent lines of the paragraph at the left margin (1" margins left, right, top, and

bottom).

Block quotes: Quotations longer than four lines must be formatted as block quotes.

Indent all lines of block quotes .50" from the left margin and type the entire quotation on

the indented margin. Do not indent the right margin for block quotes. Single space all

lines. If the quotation is more than one paragraph, indent the first line of this second

paragraph (and any subsequent paragraphs) an additional .50" from the new margin.

Block quotes may be material you quote from interviews, focus groups, or material from

open-ended questions from your data collection instrument as well as from published or

unpublished sources.

1.4 Justification

Use left justification only.

1.5 Pagination

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All pages must be numbered with the exception of the title page and advisor approval

page.

Front matter or preliminary pages (e.g. table of contents, dedication page,

acknowledgments, abstract, etc.) that precede the main text are numbered with lower

case Roman numerals beginning with numeral i centered at the bottom of the page.

The main text is numbered consecutively beginning with Arabic numeral 1 centered at

the bottom of the page.

Do not embellish any page number with hyphens or any other character.

2. Fonts

2.1 Font Types

Times New Roman is to be used for all English text.

SBLGreek should be used for all Greek text.

SBLHebrew should be used for all Hebrew text.

2.2 Font Size

12 point for the body.

10 point or even 8 point may be used for some tables and appendix materials when

necessary to fit the material within the margins. The guide is readability--all material

must be easy to read in the smallest font.

3. Front matter

3.1 Title page: Follow one of the examples at the end:

Senior Thesis Title Page

Non-Senior Thesis Title Page

3.2 Titles: The title of your paper should be succinct and meaningful, actually describing what

the project or thesis is. Creative titles that don’t describe the work will not be helpful to future

researchers.

3.4 Abstract: Write a brief summary (200 words) of the thesis of the paper and its contents. The

abstract will appear alone on page i of the front matter. Provide enough succinct information so a

reader will know what the paper is about.

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3.5 Table of contents: Create a table of contents listing the main parts of the thesis/project. See

Turabian 1.11-1.18 for details.

4. Preparing footnotes 4.1 Notes should be arranged in numerical order at the foot of each page (footnotes). A footnote

must begin at the bottom of the page on which it is referenced, although it may extend to the

bottom of the following page if the note is long.

4.2 In the text, footnotes should be marked with an Arabic numeral typed slightly above the line

(superscript). Note that numbers preceding footnotes themselves are also superscript. The

footnote numbers should always directly follow the passage to which it refers and should be

placed after the period. Scripture references should be listed in-line, not as footnotes.

4.3 The first time a work is mentioned in a note, the entry should include: the author's full name,

the title of the work, the specific reference (i.e. volume, if any, and page number), and facts of

publication (i.e. place of publication, publisher, date of publication). Subsequent references to

the work should be in shortened form. These shortened forms are fully discussed and illustrated

in Turabian 16.4 (copies of Turabian are located on the reserve shelf in the WLS library).

4.4 Examples of notes

Book: 1John Hope Franklin, George Washington Williams: A Biography (Chicago:

University of Chicago Press, 1985), 54.

Editor: 2Robert von Hallberg, ed., Canons (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984), 225.

Article in a Journal: 3Richard Jackson, "Running Down the Up-Escalator: Regional Inequality in Papua

New Guinea," Australian Geographer 14 (May 1979): 180.

For other examples, see pages 187-213 in Turabian. All footnote entries are marked with "N".

5. Bibliographies

5.1 Bibliography entries are arranged in alphabetical order.

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5.2 Unlike the footnote entries which indented the first line, the bibliography entries are flush

left, and all subsequent lines are indented five spaces (hanging indentation).

5.3 Bibliography entries also place the family name first followed by a comma and then the first

name (i.e. Doe, John).

5.4 Whereas commas and parentheses are used in a note, periods are used in a bibliographical

entry at the end of each main part—author's name, title of work, and facts of publication.

Periodical bibliographical entries due retain the parentheses around the dates of publication when

these follow a volume number.

5.5 Page numbers are only given when the item is a part of a whole work—a chapter in a book or

an article in a periodical.

5.6 Examples of bibliography entries.

Book: Franklin, John Hope. George Washington Williams: A Biography. Chicago: University

of Chicago Press, 1985.

Editor: von Hallberg, Robert, ed. Canons. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1984.

Article in a Journal: Jackson, Richard. "Running Down the Up-Escalator: Regional Inequality in Papua

New Guinea." Australian Geographer 14 (May 1979): 175-184.

Remember that in your bibliography the entries would not be divided into types, and they would

be listed alphabetically. For more examples, see pages 187-213 in Turabian. Bibliography

entries are marked with "B".

6. Citation of electronic resources

(Samples are taken from Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses,

and Dissertations, 6th edition. Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1996.)

The samples listed here are the most frequent types you will encounter. A more detailed

set of examples for electronic citation can be viewed at

http://library.csus.edu/guides/bradleya/mla.htm.

6.1 World Wide Web sites

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Single work:

Author, Title in Italics [format and medium] (Place: Publisher, date of publication, date

of access); available from http:// followed by URL; Internet.

William H. Mitchell, City of Bits: Space, Place, and the Infobahn [book on-line]

(Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1995, accessed 29 September 1995);

available from

http://www.mitpress.mit.edu:80/City_of_Bits/Pulling_Glass/index.html;

Internet.

Periodical:

Author, "Title of Article , in quotes, "Title of Journal in Italics Volume: pages, date of

publication [format and medium]; available from http:// followed by URL; Internet; date of

access.

Joanne C. Baker and Richard W. Hunstead, "Revealing the Effects of Orientation in

Composite Quasar Spectra,"Astrophysical Journal 452:L95-L98, 20 October

1995[journal on-line]; available from

http://ww.aas.org/ApJ/v452n2/5309/5309.html; Internet; accessed 29

September 1995.

6.2 CD-ROM

Full text:

Author, Title of Database in Italics, edition or release number, "subject or title of article,

in quotes" [medium] (publisher, date).

Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., s.v. "glossolalia" [CD-ROM] (Oxford University

Press, 1992).

Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, English Poetry Full-Text Database, rel. 2

[CD-ROM] (Cambridge: Chadwyck, 1993).

Periodical:

Author, "Title of Article in Quotes," Title of Periodical in Italics, date of article, edition

or volume and issue number, page number, Name of Database in Italics [medium],

producer, date of publication.

Robin Toner, "Senate Approves Welfare Plan That Would End Aid Guarantee," New

York Times, 20 September 1995, national ed., A1, New York Times Ondisc

[CD-ROM], UMI-Proquest, December 1995.

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6.3 Other Online Sources

Author, Title of Document in Italics (Place: Publisher, date) [format and medium]; available

from followed by vendor name, name of file, item identifier number, if any.

Flax, Rosabel, Guidelines for Teaching Mathematics K-12 (Topeka: Kansas State Department of

Education, 1979) [database on-line]; available from Dialog, ERIC, ED 178312.

7. Biblical and religious capitalization, punctuation, abbreviation, etc. (The seminary encourages following the NPH Style Guide in matters of capitalization and

punctuation of religious terms. The complete guide is in the library reference section at Z253

.N56 1997.)

7.1 Books of the Bible: Spell out the names of the books of the Bible. In professional writings

use the following system of abbreviation for parenthetical references:

The Old Testament

Genesis Ge

Exodus Ex

Leviticus Lev

Numbers Nu

Deuteronomy Dt

Joshua Jos

Judges Jdg

Ruth Ru

1 Samuel 1Sa

2 Samuel 2Sa

1 Kings 1Ki

2 Kings 2Ki

1 Chronicles 1Chr

2 Chronicles 2Chr

Ezra Ezr

Nehemiah Neh

Esther Est

Job Job

Psalms Ps

Proverbs Pr

Ecclesiastes Ecc

Song of Songs SS

Isaiah Isa

Jeremiah Jer

Lamentations La

Ezekiel Eze

Daniel Da

Hosea Hos

Joel Joel

Amos Am

Obadiah Ob

Jonah Jnh

Micah Mic

Nahum Na

Habakkuk Hab

Zephaniah Zep

Haggai Hag

Zechariah Zec

Malachi Mal

The New Testament

Matthew Mt

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Mark Mk

Luke Lk

John Jn

Acts Ac

Romans Ro

1 Corinthians 1 Co

2 Corinthians 2 Co

Galatians Gal

Ephesians Eph

Philippians Php

Colossians Col

1 Thessalonians 1 Th

2 Thessalonians 2 Th

1 Timothy 1 Ti

2 Timothy 2 Ti

Titus Tit

Philemon Phm

Hebrews Heb

James Jas

1 Peter 1 Pe

2 Peter 2 Pe

1 John 1 Jn

2 John 2 Jn

3 John 3 Jn

Jude Jude

Revelation Rev

8. Citation of Biblical References

8.1 In text, references to whole books of the Bible or whole chapters are spelled out.

In Ephesians chapter 2, Paul says ...

8.2 Whenever a Bible passage is quoted, a text reference must be included. A text reference

includes the name of the book, which is not italicized, followed by Arabic numerals representing

chapter and verse. 8.3 Set brief biblical passages in quotation marks. Set quotations of more than 50 words in block

quote style.

8.4 If more than one translation is quoted in a work, the acronym or translation title should be

given. There is no punctuation between the verse numeral and the translation.

Mark 8:31 NIV

8.5 If, when quoting Scripture, the author needs to change an occasional word for clarity's sake,

brackets are used to indicate the change.

God exalted him [Christ] above all things ...

or

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God exalted [Christ] above all things ...

Note: In the first example the word Christ was included to explain "him." In

the second example [Christ] replaces "him, " Either way is acceptable;

however, be consistent within the writing.

8.6 In most cases, ellipsis points should not be placed before or after a biblical quotation even if

the quotation is a portion of a verse. If the quoted portion is a sentence fragment and might

confuse the reader, then use ellipsis points. Introductory words such as And, Or, For Therefore,

But, and Verily may be omitted without ellipsis points. "He that is not against us is on our part"

(Mark 9:40 KJV). The original reads: "For he that is not against us is on our part."

8.7 In biblical citations of only two consecutive verses, the verse numerals are separated by a

comma without a space. Individual verses are separated by a comma, (The first example below

shows Mark chapter 8, verses 32 and 33. The second example shows verses 32 and 35.)

Mark 8:32,33

Mark 8:32,35

8.8 If the parenthetical matter is within a sentence, do not use a period before the closing

parenthesis except with an abbreviation. Do not use a question mark or an exclamation point

before the closing parenthesis unless it applies solely to the parenthetical item and the sentence

ends with a different mark of punctuation.

See verses 32, 33, and 35.

(See vv. 32,33,35.)

8.9 When biblical citations include more than two consecutive verses, a hyphen separates the

first verse numeral and the last verse numeral. (The example below shows Mark chapter 8, verse

31 through verse 33.)

Mark 8:31-33

8.10 When biblical citations include consecutive verses from two or more consecutive chapters,

an en dash separates the noted chapters. (The first example below shows Mark chapter 8, verse

31 through Mark chapter 9, verse 1. The second example shows Mark chapters 8 through 10.)

Mark 8:31–9:1

Mark 8–10

8.11 When biblical citations include nonconsecutive verses from two or more chapters of the

same book, a semicolon and space separate the chapters. (The example below shows Mark

chapter 8, verse 31 and Mark chapter 9, verse 1.)

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Mark 8:31, 9:1

8.12 When biblical citations include complete chapters, list only the chapter numerals. (The

example below shows Mark chapters 8 and 9.)

Mark 8,9

8.13 In biblical citations, there is no space before or after the colon, comma, hyphen, or en dash.

Single-space after a semicolon.

Mark 8:31

Mark 8:32,33

Mark 8,9

Mark 8:31–33

Mark 8:31–9:1

Mark 8:31; 9:1

8.14 If the biblical quotation comes at the end of the sentence, the period at the end of the quote

is omitted. After the closing quotation marks, the exact biblical reference is given in parentheses.

A period is placed after the closing parentheses.

God loves us and sent his son to die for us. "For God so loved the world that ... whoever

believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

8.15 If the biblical quotation ends with a question mark or an exclamation point and the

quotation is at the end of a sentence, the question mark or exclamation point usually goes inside

the closing quotes, although it may go outside if the sentence structure calls for it. If the question

mark or exclamation point is inside the closing quotes, a period follows the reference. As a

general rule, colons and semicolons are placed outside the closing quotes.

“’Why were you searching for me?’ he asked. ‘Didn't you know I had to be in my Father's

house?’” (Luke 2:49).

8.16 NB: For your reference

hyphen -

en dash – (Keyboard: ctl+num-)

em dash — (Keyboard: ctl+alt+num-)

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THE IMPACT OF THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD ON

FIRST CENTURY A. D. CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

BY

JOHN L. DOE

A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF DIVINITY

PROF. ROBERT B. BROWN, ADVISOR

WISCONSIN LUTHERAN SEMINARY

MEQUON, WISCONSIN

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MARCH 2011

THE IMPACT OF THE INTERTESTAMENTAL PERIOD ON

FIRST CENTURY A. D. CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

BY

JOHN L. DOE

PROF. ROBERT B. BROWN

NEW TESTAMENT ISAGOGICS

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15 MARCH 2011

John L. Doe

Prof. Robert B. Brown

New Testament Isagogics

15 March 2011

The Intertestamental Period

The Intertestamental Period is a term used to refer to a period of time between the

writings of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian New Testament texts. “Traditionally, it is

considered to be a roughly four hundred year period, spanning the ministry of Malachi, the last

of the Old Testament prophets, and the appearance of John the Baptist in the early 1st century

AD, almost the same period as the Second Temple period.”1

Several of the deuterocanonical books, accepted as Scripture by Roman Catholicism and

Eastern Orthodoxy, were written during this time, so it is sometimes also referred to as the

deuterocanonical period. In addition, many Biblical scholars believe that several Hebrew Bible

books were in fact composed much later than the third century BC including Daniel, Ezra-

Nehemiah and Chronicles.

From 330 to 328 BC, Alexander the Great spread his influence throughout Asia.

Through the Greek Conquest, Alexander helped to advance the use of the Greek language. The

conquest of Alexander the Great in 330 BC not only brought the Jews under Grecian domination,

but also introduced the Greek language and ideas throughout the ancient world.

After the death of Alexander, his kingdom was divided, and a struggle between the

Ptolemies of Egypt and the monarchs of Syria ensued, resulting first in Egyptian, then in Syrian,

rule over Judea.

1 Intertestamental Period [on-line] (accessed 14 March 2011); available from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intertestamental_period; Internet.

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The latter was a dark period in Jewish history, especially during the reign of Antiochus

Epiphanes, the Syrian king, who committed many travesties against the Jews, sought to establish

idolatry in Jerusalem (abomination of desolation), and defiled the Second Temple.

Include page number only for a paper of more than one page.

On-line source: Include as much information as available: author, title of the page, title of the site, URL, access date.