Comment 1 for bug 451904

I think that a chapter heading should be formatted sbl primary, and sections should be formatted sbl first.

An essay doesn't have chapters, hence, no primary headings would appear in the document.

I think that's consistent with the Bibliography and Appendices being formatted at primary, as, they're not just sections of the essay, they aren't "part" of the essay. Which is what the sbl student handbook seems to demonstrate.

So, an essay should look like this:

\begin{document}
\maketitle % formatted at primary level
Text
\section{Formatted at 1st level}
Text
\section{Formatted at 1st level}
Text
\appendix
\section{formatted at primary level}
Text
\section{formatted at primary level}
Text
\bibliography % formatted at primary level

That gives an output consistent with sbl guidelines I think - the only problem is that the LaTeX level commands are inconsistent from the document to the appendices. in the document \section marks a new section, but in the appendices \section marks a new appendix.

Is that just a problem with LaTeX convention though?