When summarizing a passage or work from another writer, briefly outline in your own original words the major ideas presented in the source material. How should a summarized passage or work be cited? The original author is also cited properly. Note: The paraphrase maintains the ideas of the original passage while expressing the message in a new voice. Paraphrase: Pender explains that through subtractive process, humans see the color of objects based on the wavelengths of light that are absorbed by each object (Pender, 1998, p. The process by which we perceive the colours of natural objects around us can therefore be described as a ‘subtractive’ process” (Pender, 1998, p. The red glass of a stained glass window is red because it transmits red light and absorbs other wavelengths. Original text: “A yellow flower is yellow because it reflects yellow light and absorbs other wavelengths. Let’s look at an example of a cited paraphrase: When paraphrasing a passage, it is essential to express the ideas of the author in your own original words however, the author’s message and meaning should always be preserved.Ĭharges of plagiarism can be avoided by including the proper citation of the work you are drawing from in your paraphrase. The APA requires a paraphrase to include the author’s last name and the work’s year of publication, but also suggests that the page number of the original text be included. Page numbers are not used in Bible citations.How should a paraphrased passage be cited? 14:1)īooks of the Bible may be abbreviated to save space a list of standard abbreviations can be found here. For example: ( English Standard Version Bible, 2001, 1 Cor. Like most style guides, APA recommends listing the book of the Bible you’re citing in your in-text citation, in combination with chapter and verse numbers. In your in-text citations, this order is reversed the original date is listed first, then the date of the edition used, separated by a slash. The first date you list in your reference is the date of the reprint, and the date of original publication appears at the end. If you’re citing a classic version of the Bible, you’ll generally be referring to a modern reprint of that version, rather than the original. To cite a range of verses, use an en dash and do not repeat the chapter number: Citation of a range of Bible verses( English Standard Version Bible, 2001, Ex.
So a citation of the seventh verse of the second chapter of the Book of Joshua looks like this: Bible verse citation( English Standard Version Bible, 2001, Josh. No page numbers are used.Ĭhapter and verse numbers are listed as numerals separated by a colon, after the abbreviated book title. These abbreviations should be used in combination with chapter and verse numbers in your in-text citations.
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To cite a specific book of the Bible, a standard abbreviation is used for the title of each book the full list can be found here.