Here is the style sheet I mentioned:

XXXXXXXX Style Sheet
Last updated: XX/XX/2011

Editing Authorities These books contain the editing and style rules applied to the manuscript.
	Merriam-Websters Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, 2003.
	University of Chicago Press. The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2010.

For guidelines of treatment of biblical material:
	The SBL Handbook of Style. The Society of Biblical Literature, 2009.
You can access this in its entirety online at 
http://www.sbl-site.org/publications/publishingwithsbl.aspx

Use the Chicago Manual of Style preference for all instances not noted on this style sheet.
Dates and Numbers These rules apply to the format and style of numbers as they appear in the manuscript
	April 2, 1977 (use a comma before and after the year in running text)
	197799 (abbreviate year numbers according to the table at Chicago 9.60)
	Spell out whole numbers one through one hundred. 
	Round numbers greater than one hundred should also be spelled out.
	Any number beginning a sentence should be spelled out (Chicago 9.3).
	Century should be spelled out and lowercase. For example, the twenty-first century, the eighth century, and the ninth century all follow these rules (See CMS 9.33).
	Where many numbers occur within a paragraph or series of paragraphs, maintain consistency in the immediate context. If according to rule you must use numbers for one of the numbers in a given category, use them for all in that category. In the same sentence or paragraph, however, items in one category may be given as numerals and items in another spelled out. (Chicago 9.7)
	Hyphenate the tens and ones place in spelled-out combination numbers.
	Use hyphens to separate the digits in a telephone number (e.g., 1-###-###-####, 
1-800-555-1234)
Formatting These rules apply to the use of formatting (e.g., italics, bold, etc.) of specific words in the manuscript
	Use italics for emphasis only as an occasional adjunct to efficient sentence structure (Chicago 7.47).
	Capitalizing an entire word or phrase for emphasis is rarely appropriate. If capitals are wantedin dialogue or in representing newspaper headlines, for examplesmall caps rather than full capitals look more graceful (Chicago 7.48).
	Use small caps without periods for AM and PM, (e.g., We ate at 6:00 PM.).
	Do not capitalize offices or titles unless used as part of a proper noun (i.e., R. B. Hayes was the nineteenth president. but President R. B. Hayes lost the popular vote.).
	Italicize titles of books, newspapers, and periodicals.
	Capitalize personifications (e.g., Mother Rome).
	Straight quotation marks are not acceptable substitutions for traditional quotation marks. When straight quotes appear, please exchange them with curly quotes.
	When items are bulleted or numbered in the text, they should begin with a capital letter.
	According to Chicago Manual of Style 13.38, Words such as yes, no, where, how, and why, when used singly are not enclosed in quotation marks except in direct discourse.
	Em and en dashes do not have any spaces around them. They run flush to the text on both sides.
Punctuation These are the methods by which special cases in the manuscript ought to punctuated
	Ellipsis points: use Microsoft Words ellipsis character (created by holding the ctrl + alt + the period key) to represent omitted text in the middle of a sentence. There should be a space on either side of the ellipsis. If the omitted material appears immediately after a complete sentence, use a period followed by Microsofts Words ellipsis character.
	Use Microsoft Words ellipsis character to indicate broken, stuttered, faltering, or interrupted dialogue (Chicago 13.39). This rule applies also to incomplete sentences.
	Use serial comma (a, b, and c) (Chicago 6.18).
	Ellipses points are normally not used (1) before the first word of a quotation, even if the beginning of the original sentence has been omitted; or (2) after the last word of a quotation, even if the end of the original sentence has been omitted, unless the sentence is deliberately quoted incomplete (see 13.53) (Chicago 13.50).
	Use a comma after a state in the middle of a sentence. (e.g., One thing and one thing only puts South Elgin, Illinois, on the map.)
	When independent clauses are joined by and, but, or, so, yet, or any other coordinating conjunction, a comma usually precedes the conjunction. If the clauses are short and closely connected, the comma may be omitted (Chicago 6.28). For example, I went to the store, and I bought a gallon of milk. I went to the store, and I bought a gallon of milk are independent clauses, clauses that could stand as individual sentences that have been combined through a conjunction.
	When a colon is used within a sentencethe first word following the colon is lowercased unless it is a proper name. When a colon introduces two or more sentences  or when it introduces a speech in dialogue or an extract  the first word following it is capitalized (CMS 6.61).
	Hyphenate adverb + adjective compounds before, but not after, the nouns they modify. (e.g., much-loved woman, the woman was much loved) Compounds with most and least are usually open (Chicago 7.85).
	Hyphenated adjectival compounds that appear in Merriam-Webster should be spelled with a hyphen when they follow a noun. (e.g., Your point is well-taken.)
Grammar These grammar rules have primarily been extracted from the Editing Authorities cited above
	Use nor with neither.
	Introductory phrase with comma. An adverbial or participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence is usually followed by a comma, especially if a slight pause is intended. A single word or a very short introductory phrase does not require a comma except to avoid misreading
o	After reading the note, Henrietta turned pale.
o	On the other hand, his vices could be considered virtues.
o	On Tuesday he tried to see the mayor.
o	Before eating, the members of the committee met in the assembly room.
(Chicago 6.356).
References This section ensures the consistent citation of sources as they appear in the text and in the reference-bibliography section
Please note that this section only refers to nonfiction titles.
	Use the Chicago Manual of Style recommendations.
	Book Reference (Chicago 15.9)
o	Lastname, Firstname. Year. Book Title. City, State of Publication: Publishers Name.
o	Truss, Lynne. 2004. Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation. New York: Gotham Books.
	Periodical Reference (Chicago15.9)
o	Lastname, Firstname. Year. Title of Journal Article. Journal Name Vol:PageRange.
o	Calabrese, E. J., and L. A. Baldwin. 1999. Reevaluation of the Fundamental Dose-Response Relationship. BioScience 49:72532.
	In-text citations (Author Date) (Truss 2004; Calabrese and Baldwin 1999)
Acronyms and Abbreviations
	US (United States). Use US (no periods) in adjectival position.
	Place spaces between initials in a name. Omit periods and spaces if the initialism is the name:
o	 P. T. Barnum
o	LBJ, FDR, JFK
	Use i.e. and e.g. only between parentheses, set roman, and followed by a comma
Word Consistency List This section ensures the consistent spelling and usage of words throughout the text
	Reference people consistently by last name.
	Capitalize brand names (e.g., Popsicle, Kleenex, Kool-Aid, Percocet).
	Use American English (e.g., criticize not criticise) unless British English has been consistently used throughout.
	When Merriam-Webster lists multiple spellings of a single word, the topmost spelling should be used (e.g., judgment not judgement).
	However, if a compound word has alternate spellings, use the one with no space or hyphen (nonexistent instead of non-existent, website instead of Web site).
	Pronouns referring to God or Jesus are not capitalized unless the author wishes them to be. (Note that they are lowercased in most English translations of the Bible.) Chicago 8.94 However, if the author prefers to capitalize deific pronouns and is consistent with this usage, it is allowed.
Alphabetized list Words that require an editorial decision are listed alphabetically here for consistency
(Add to this list with appropriate words from the text)
	e-mail
	good-bye
	Internet
	website