Students writing prospectuses, theses, dissertations, or projects will find The Southern Seminary Manual of Style helpful in addressing many of their formatting questions. Students should follow the style and citation guidance outlined in the Manual of Style; however, some formatting elements are unique to the doctoral programs. A prospectus, thesis, or dissertation follows the general style guidelines but also requires some additional elements.
Thus, templates for the prospectus (PhD) and dissertation/thesis (PhD, DMiss, EdD, ThM) are linked below to assist doctoral students. Pay close attention to the front materials and end materials and details regarding chapters.
Templates for research papers and book reviews, sample theology papers, and workshops can be found on the general resources page.
For PhD, ThM, and Thesis Students
Dissertation & Thesis Resources
Use this document to get started on a prospectus.
Use this document to make sure you have followed all of the SBTS doctoral style guidelines closely before submitting your draft to be reviewed.
Access the content of Society of Biblical Literature Handbook of Style online free of charge through the SBTS library.
Additionally, students may download the SBL BibLit font for Greek and/or Hebrew from the link below.
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Use this link to submit your preliminary draft or your final draft to be reviewed by the Doctoral Style Reader. All drafts must be submitted as PDF.
Access the Chicago/Turabian Manual of Style. Use this site to make sure you have followed all of the Chicago style guidelines not addressed in the SBTS style guide.
This guide gives a basic introduction to Zotero, a free application that can help create footnotes and bibliographies.
Access to the doctoral website page on SBTS.EDU.
Use this RDS dissertation/thesis template for working on a dissertation or prospectus.
Click below for the latest version of the SBTS Manual of Style. Check here for important formatting requirements when writing your dissertation/thesis or other SBTS writing assignments.
A quick reference guide with examples of footnotes, shortened footnotes, and bibliography entries for any kind of source, such as books with editors, commentary sets, or journal articles found online.
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