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4. The prescribed word length (for all courses except PhD) excludes:
Title page,
Synopsis,
Bibliography,
Bibliographic references (e.g. 11 Chavalas, “Did Abraham Ride a Camel?,” 64)
Biblical references:
In text and in brackets (e.g. “(Rom 1:16)”. Note: If you type, “In Romans 1:16 it says…”, it will be counted)
In footnotes (However, 8.2.1of the Style Guide says, “References to biblical texts (e.g., Rom 1:16
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should be placed in parentheses within the text of the essay and not relegated to a footnote.”)| Info |
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Any other text not specifically excluded is included, with the exception of appendices which are not counted for MTh and PhD students only. |
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Please Note: Bible references (eg. John 3:16) should be placed within the text of the essay and not relegated to a footnote, and will be included in the word count.
5. Only the references in footnotes are excluded from the word count, commentary and notes are included.
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