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iii. Punctuation in quotations falls into three categories. (1) Full stops and commas always go inside the quotation marks; (2) colons and semicolons always go outside the quotation marks; (3) exclamation marks and question marks go inside the quotation marks only if they are part of the quote.[10] Consider the following examples:
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Consider the following examples: Barr does not mention “evangelicals”; instead, he uses the term “fundamentalists.” “Did he actually say, ‘My shout’?” “No, he said ‘Watch out!’” |
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vi. Quotations of four or more typewritten lines should be typed as a separate, indented paragraph (a “block quotation”). Quotation marks should not be used around block quotations. If a citation is included, it should be in parentheses and follow the final punctuation mark.
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Then all the officials of the king of Babylon came and took seats in the Middle Gate: Nergal-Sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-Sarsekim a chief officer, Nergal-Sharezer a high official and all the other officials of the king of Babylon. When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. (Jer 39:3–4 NIV) |
vii. References to biblical texts (e.g., Rom 1:16) should be placed in parentheses within the text of the essay and not relegated to a footnote.
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ix. When citing Hebrew or Greek do not use quotation marks. In the case of Hebrew, vowel points and Massoretic accents are optional. Students in Year 3 should, and from Year 4 onwards must, cite Greek complete with accents as per the text of the New Testament.
[10] In close textual studies Rule 1 may be broken if it is necessary to signal that the punctuation is not part of the quote.