MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers . This is the form that your bibliography entries should take, when you write your papers. See MLA Handbook, 3rd edition for more details. You are generally discouraged from using other editions. Even if you have read some of the works already in another version, it is wise to acquire the assigned texts so that you can follow along in class.
Abridgements are unacceptable.
Some of these books may be offered in other classes. Make sure you use the editions listed for this class. If you prefer, the Revised Standard Version , the Anchor Bible , the Oxford Bible , and the Jewish Publication Society of America edition are all acceptable English versions of Exodus and Genesis . The Good News Bible is not suitable for academic use. If you already own the 2nd edition of Grube's translation of The Republic , you may use it, but if you are buying it for the first time, get the 3rd edition.