local — or when the name is not correctly or fully quoted:
the church (= organized Christianity), the Eastern (Greek Orthodox) church, the Roman Catholic church, the established church (but: the Establishment), the state church; the Baptist church in Englewood.
Note. — In exceptional cases, where the opposition of Church and State constitutes a fundamental part of the argument, and it is desired to lend force to this antithesis, emphasis may be added by capitalizing the two words. (See Preface to first edition.)
29. Names for the Bible and other sacred books: (Holy, Sacred) Scriptures, Holy Writ, Word of God, Book of Books; Koran, Vedas, Mishna, the Upanishads; Apocrypha. But do not capitalize adjectives derived from such nouns: biblical, scriptural, koranic, vedic, talmudic, apocryphal.
30. Versions of the Bible: King James's Version, Authorized Version (A.V.), Revised Version (R.V.), Polychrome Bible, Septuagint (LXX), Peshitto.
31. Books and divisions of the Bible and of other, sacred books (see 60) : Old Testament, Pentateuch, Exodus, II (Second) Kings, Book of Job, Psalms (Psalter), the [Mosaic] Law and the [writings of the] Prophets, Minor Prophets, Wisdom Literature, Gospel of Luke, Synoptic Gospels, Fourth Gospel, Acts of the Apostles (the Acts), Epistle to the Romans, Pastoral Epistles, Apocalypse (Revelation), Sermon on the Mount, Beatitudes, Lord's Prayer, Ten Commandments (Decalogue), Judith, Bel and the Dragon.
