Template:Cite Josephus/doc
This template allows the works of Flavius Josephus published in the Project on Ancient Cultural Engagement (PACE), the Perseus Project, and the Loeb Classical Library to be cited in one citation statement. It is essentially a wrapper for the {{PACEJ}}, {{LOEBJ}} and {{Perseus}} templates.
Sample template
{{cite Josephus| PACEJ = 1 | text= |bookno= |chap= |sec= |Perseus = 1 |1= |2= |3= }}
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
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pace or PACEJ | If citing PACE, use pace=1 or PACEJ=1 , then add the parameters for {{PACEJ}}: text, bookno, chap, and sec. (see the documentation below).
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per or Perseus | If citing Perseus, use per=1 or Perseus=1 , then add the parameters for {{Perseus}}: 1, 2, and 3. (see the documentation below).
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link | Use link=yes to add the wikilink "Josephus" in the beginning of the line.
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Examples
- PACE only
- Wikitext
- {{cite Josephus | PACEJ=1 | text=wars | bookno=6 | chap=9 | sec=3}}
- Result
- Template:PACEJ.
- Perseus only, no wikilink
- Wikitext
- {{cite Josephus |Perseus=1 | 1=J. | 2=BJ | 3=6.9.3}}
- Result
- Template:Perseus,Template:Space.
- Loeb only, no wikilink
- Wikitext
- {{cite Josephus | LOEBJ=1 | ants=6 | sec=3}}
- PACE and Perseus, with wikilink
- Wikitext
- {{cite Josephus | PACEJ=1 | text=wars | bookno=6 | chap=9 | sec=3 |Perseus=1 | 1=J. | 2=BJ | 3=6.9.3}}
Numbering systems
There are two major systems for numbering the works of Josephus. William Whiston used Book, Chapter, and Paragraph numbers, whereas Benedikt Niese's system used in Loeb Classical Library uses Book and Section numbers. Sometimes Whiston's paragraph numbers are also referred to as section numbers.
Catholic Biblical Quarterly's guidelines on citing Josephus state: "A complete reference to Josephus should conclude with the paragraph number(s) in the Niese system, preceded by §: Josephus B.J. 2.8.13 §160; neither the Niese number alone (e.g., Josephus B.J. §160) nor the Niese number with partial omission of what should precede (e.g., Josephus B.J. 2.8 §160 or 2.8.160) is sufficient."[citation needed]
To find the complete citation, you can use one of the following resources:
- How to find Whiston and Niese numbers at PACE
- A PDF chart which cross-references Whiston and Niese numbers
Documentation
{{PACEJ}}
{{Perseus}}