Bible source cards: identify, record, and retrieve

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Original Bibleward worksheet. Bracketed fields below are placeholders to replace. They are not invented publication facts. The two completed examples are personal-note records, not formal MLA works-cited entries.

A. Choose the correct card

What supplied the words I am using?
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+-- Biblical verse text in translation --> CARD 1: Scripture translation
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+-- Preface or introduction ------------> CARD 2: Editorial contribution
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+-- Study note or commentary -----------> CARD 3: Explanation of Scripture
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+-- My own summary/reflection ----------> Label it as my own; attach sources
                                         for ideas or facts learned elsewhere.

B. Three copyable source cards

Card 1 — Scripture translation

• Translation full name / abbreviation: ______

• Exact book or digital edition title: ______

• Edition/revision statement as printed: ______

• Publisher (print) / platform (online): ______

• Publication date, if stated: ______

• Biblical book / chapter / verse range: ______

• Stable URL if online: ______

• Access date: ______

• My use: exact quotation / paraphrase / reference only

• Relevant reuse terms, if quoting: ______

• My separate reflection: ______

Card 2 — Preface or introduction

• Contribution title: ______

• Named author, translator, or committee: ______ (if not supplied, say so here)

• Containing Bible title and edition: ______

• Publisher and publication date, if stated: ______

• Printed page range / digital section locator: ______

• URL and access date, if online: ______

• What the contributor says (quotation or paraphrase labelled): ______

• What I infer separately: ______

Card 3 — Study note or commentary

• Note author/editor if identified: ______

• Note title or passage to which it is attached: ______

• Study Bible/commentary title, translation, and edition: ______

• Publisher and date, if stated: ______

• Page and note label (do not substitute only the verse): ______

• URL and access date, if online: ______

• Quoted wording / my paraphrase (choose and label): ______

• Tradition or interpretive perspective if stated: ______

Boundary check: A verse reference locates a verse; a note’s page or label locates the explanation. Preserve both when needed.

C. Two worked personal-note records — examples, checked 24 September 2026

This records an actual inspected pair of pages. Live pages may change; recheck and enter your own access date. Do not add a print publisher, ISBN, or edition year you have not found.

D. MLA templates — incomplete until you replace the placeholders

Print Bible template:

[Title of Bible edition]. [Version if not already in title], [relevant editor/translator if stated], [edition if stated], [Publisher], [Publication year].

Online Bible template:

[Title of Bible edition]. [Version/edition if needed], [Website or container], [publication date if supplied], [URL]. Accessed [day month year].

Preface template:

[Contributor surname], [given name]. Preface. [Bible title], [relevant edition/editor details], [Publisher], [year], pp. [page range].

These show element order, not a rule to include every field. Remove inapplicable fields and their punctuation; consult the required handbook for a missing author, date, or other edge case. The Purdue books guide covers Bibles and contributions within books.

In-text illustration: ([Edition title], Mark 1.1). Italicize the substituted edition title. This illustrates the book/chapter/verse pattern on Purdue’s in-text guide, rather than quoting any Bible wording.

E. Retrieval exercise and answer checks

1. Open both worked links. Do they identify the same book, chapter, and verse? ______

2. Locate the full translation/edition name for each. Is “Bible Hub” a translation name? ______

3. Does the WEB source-file generation date establish its original translation publication year? ______

4. Imagine your sentence came from a study note on Mark 1:1. Which card applies, and what extra locator is needed? ______

Checks:

1. Both worked records locate Mark 1:1. Read the verse number, not just a heading or search excerpt.

2. The versions are BSB and WEB Protestant Edition. Bible Hub identifies a platform; it does not replace the translation name.

3. No. It describes generation/source-file timing for that digital resource. Do not relabel it as the original publication date.

4. Use Card 3 and record the note author/editor if supplied, study edition, and page or note label. Keep the verse and explanation distinguishable.

Before sharing: [ ] Source identified [ ] Location verified [ ] Quotation/paraphrase/reflection separated [ ] Reuse conditions checked for intended quoting

AI-assisted original educational worksheet. No verse text is copied; Mark 1:1 was resolved against BSB v5.9 and the two linked live displays. Formal assignment requirements take precedence over these examples.