Answered By: Timothy Grasso
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To cite a commentary from BibleHub.com in Chicago style, treat it as a website source. The exact format may vary depending on whether you are using notes and bibliography or author-date, but most Chicago/Turabian papers use notes and bibliography.

The Chicago Manual of Style Citation Quick Guide: 

Important

On BibleHub, you're not citing a standalone book - you are citing a specific commentary entry (a smaller work) that appears within a larger website. In Chicago style:

  • The smaller part (the page or section you're using) comes first
  • The larger container (the website that hosts it) comes next
  • The commentary name appears after the site name because it functions like a labeled section or contributor within the site, rather than a fully separate published work.

In this case, the container (the website) is prioritized as the main source being accessed.

Examples:

Full Note

  • "Genesis 1,"  Bible Hub, Expositor's Bible Commentary, accessed August 20, 2018, https://biblehub.com/commentaries/expositors/genesis/1.html.

Shortened Note

  • Bible Hub, "Genesis 1. Expositor's Bible Commentary."

Bibliography

  • Bible Hub. "Genesis 1." Expositor's Bible Commentary. Accessed August 20, 2018. https://biblehub.com/commentaries/expositors/genesis/1.html.

Tips for Citing BibleHub Commentaries

  • Start with the title of the Bible passage (e.g., “Genesis 1”) if no author is listed.

  • Include the name of the commentary (e.g., Expositor’s Bible Commentary) after the site name.

  • Add an access date, since website content can change.

  • Always include the full URL for the specific page you used.

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Comments (1)

  1. Hard-copy commentaries are definitely preferable (for example, in the source below, Bible Hub gives different dates of publication for the volume on the series page and on the volume page), but if you must use Bible Hub, I'd suggest including all the information you can, as in the following:

    Note:
    Herbert Edward Ryle, Genesis [italicized], Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges [Cambridge University Press, 1914], Genesis 1:1, https://biblehub.com/commentaries/cambridge/genesis/1.htm.
    by Rebecca Miller on Sep 24, 2019