ABBREVIATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
AKK —————————- AKKADIAN
ANE—————————– ANCIENT NEAR EAST
ANET—————————- ANCIENT NEAR EAST TEXT RELATING TO THE OLD TESTAMENT , ed. J.B. Pritchard, 3rd. Edition ( 1969 ).
AOR —————————— AORIST.
APOC. —————————– APOCRYPHA
APPROX.————————– APPROXIMATE
ARAB.—————————— ARABIC
ARAM. —————————– ARAMAIC
ASSYR. —————————– ASSYRIAN
ASV———————————- AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION
B. ———————————— BORN
C. ————————————- CIRCA, ABOUT, APPROXIMATELY
CENT.——————————– CENTURY
CF. ———————————— CONFER , COMPARE
CH ( S ).——————————- CHAPTERS
CM. ———————————— CENTIMETERS
CONTRA. —————————— IN CONTRAST TO
D. —————————————- DIE, DATE OF DEATH
DSS. ————————————– DEAD SEA SCROLLS
E. —————————————— EAST
ED (S). ———————————— EDITORS, EDITED, EDITION
E.G. —————————————- FOR EXAMPLE
EGYP. ————————————– EGYPTIAN
ENG. —————————————- ENGLISH
ERV. —————————————– ENGLISH REVISED VERSION
ESP. —————————————— ESPECIALLY
ESV. —————————————— ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION
ET AL —————————————– AND OTHERS
F. ———————————————- AND FOLLOWING
FEM. ——————————————- FEMININE
FIG. ——————————————— FIGURE, FIGURATIVELY
FL. ———————————————– FLOURISHED
FT. ———————————————— FEET
GER. ———————————————- GERMAN
GK. ———————————————— GREEK
GNB. ———————————————– GOOD NEWS BIBLE
HEB. ———————————————— HEBREW
HITT. ———————————————— HITTITE
IBID. ————————————————- IN THE SAME PLACE
I.E. —————————————————- THAT IS, EXAMPLE
ILLUS. ————————————————- ILLUSTRATION
IMPF. ————————————————– IMPERFECT
IMPV. ————————————————– IMPERATIVE
IN. ——————————————————- INCHES
JB. ——————————————————– JERUSALEM BIBLE
JOS. ——————————————————- JOSEPHUS
JPS ——————————————————– JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY
KJV. ——————————————————– KING JAMES VERSION
KM. ——————————————————— KILOMETERS
L. ———————————————————— LITERS
LAT. ——————————————————— LATIN
LXX. ——————————————————— SEPTUAGINT
M. ————————————————————- METERS
MASC. ——————————————————— MASCULINE
MG. ————————————————————- MARGIN
MI. ————————————————————— MILES
MS(S)————————————————————- MANUSCRIPTS
MT.—————————————————————– MASORETIC TEXT
N. ——————————————————————- NORTH
N.——————————————————————— NOTE
NAB ———————————————————- NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
NASB ————————————————NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE
NCV. ———————————————— NEW CENTURY VERSION
NE. ————————————————— NORTH EAST
NEB ————————————————– NEW ENGLISH BIBLE
NEUT. ———————————————— NEUTER
NIV ——————————————–NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (1984 ed)
NJB. ——————————————- NEW JERUSALEM BIBLE
NJPS. ————————-THE HOLY SCRIPTURES : THE NEW JPS TRANSLATION
NKJV ————————- NEW KING JAMES VERSION
NLT. ————————— NEW LIVING TRANSLATION
NO. —————————— NUMBER
NT. ——————————– NEW TESTAMENT
NW. ——————————– NORTH WEST
ORIG ——————————- ORIGINAL (LY)
OT. ——————————— OLD TESTAMENT
P.,PP. ——————————- PAGE, PAGES
PASS. ——————————- PASSIVE
PF. ———————————– PERFECT
PL. ———————————— PLURAL
PROB. ——————————- PROBABLY
PTC. ———————————- PARTICIPLE
REB. ———————————– REVISED ENGLISH BIBLE
REV. ———————————— REVISED
ROM. ———————————— ROMAN
RSV————————————— REVISED STANDARD VERSION
RV.—————————————– REVISED VERSION
S.——————————————– SOUTH
SE. —————————————— SOUTH EAST
SECT. ————————————— SECTION
SING. —————————————– SINGULAR
SUMER. ————————————— SUMERIAN
S.V. ——————————————– UNDER THE WORD
SW. ——————————————— SOUTH WEST
SYR. ——————————————— SYRAI
TEV —————————————— TODAY ENGLISH VERSOIN
TNIV —————————- TODAY NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION
TR. ——————————- TEXTUS RECEPTUS
TRANS. ————————– TRANSLATED, TRANSLATION
UGAR. —————————- UGARITIC
V, VV. —————————– VERSE, VERSES
VOL(S)—————————- VOLUME(S)
VS. ——————————— VERSUS
VULG. —————————— VULGATE
W. ———————————– WEST
II. BOOKS OF THE BIBLE – OLD TESTAMENT
GEN. ——————————————- GENSIS
EXOD. —————————————– EXODUS
LEV. ——————————————— LEVITICUS
NUM. ——————————————— NUMBERS
DEUT. ——————————————— DEUTERONOMY
JOSH. ———————————————- JOSHUA
JDG. ————————————————- JUDGES
RUTH————————————————- RUTH
1 SAM.————————————————– 1 SAMUEL
2 SAM.————————————————– 2 SAMUEL
1 KI. —————————————————– 1 KINGS
2 KI. —————————————————— 2 KINGS
1CHR. —————————————————– 1 CHRONICLES
2CHR. —————————————————– 2 CHRONICLES
EZRA. ——————————————————- EZRA
NEH. ——————————————————— NEHEMIAH
ESTH. ——————————————————— ESTHER
JOB. ———————————————————– JOB
PS. ————————————————————– PSALMS
PROV.———————————————————– PROVERBS
ECCL. ———————————————————– ECCLESIASTES
CANT. ——————————————————-CANTICLES ( SONG OF SONG)
ISA. ———————————————————— ISAIAH
JER. ———————————————————— JEREMIAH
LAM. ———————————————————— LAMENTATIONS
EZEK. ———————————————————— EZEKIEL
DAN. ————————————————————– DANIEL
HOS. —————————————————————- HOSEA
JOEL. —————————————————————– JOEL
AMOS. —————————————————————– AMOS
OBAD. —————————————————————— OBADIAH
JON. ——————————————————————— JONAH
MIC. ———————————————————————- MICAH
NAH. ———————————————————————- NAHUM
HAB. ———————————————————————— HABAKKUK
ZEPH. ———————————————————————– ZEPHANIAH
HAG.————————————————————————- HAGGI
ZECH. ———————————————————————— ZECHARIAH
MAL. ————————————————————————– MALACHI
APOCRYPHA
1 ESD ——————————————— 1 Esdras
2 ESD ———————————————– 2 Esdras
TOB. ———————————————— Tobit
JDT. ————————————————- Judith
Add. to Esth. ————————————– Additions to Esther
Wisd. ———————————————— Wisdom Of Solomon
Sir. —————————————-Ecclesiasticus ( Wisdon Of Jesus the Son of Sirach )
Bar. ————————————————- Baruch
Ep. Jer. ——————————————— Epistle Of Jeremy
Pr. Azar. —————————————– Prayer Of Azariah
Sg. —————————————–Three Song Of the Three Children ( or Young Men )
Sus.——————————————————– Susanna
Bel. ——————————————————– Bel And the Dragon
Pr. Man. ———————————————- Prayer Of Manasseh
1 Macc. ———————————————- 1 Maccabees
2 Macc. ———————————————- 2 Maccabees
III. PSEUDEPIGRAPHA
AS. MOSES ——————————————————- ASSUMPTION OF MOSES
2BAR. ————————————————————- 2 BARUCH
3BAR. ————————————————————–3BARUCH
1 EN. —————————————————————- 1 ENOCH
2EN. —————————————————————— 2ENOCH
4 EZRA ————————————————————— 4 EZRA ( 2 ESDRAS )
JUB. ——————————————————————- BOOK OF JUBILEES
LET. ARIS. ——————————————————– LETTER OF ARISTEAS
LIFE OF ADAM ———————————————— LIFE OF ADAM AND EVE
3 MACC. ———————————————————- 3 MACCABES
4 MACC. ———————————————————– 4 MACCABES
MART. ISA. —————————————————- MARTYRDON OF ISAIAH
PSS. OF SOL. ————————————————— PSALMS OF SOLOMON
SIB. OR. ———————————————————- SIBYLLINE ORACLES
T. BENJ. ——————————————————- TESTAMENT OF BENJAMIN
T. 12. PATR. —————————————-TESTAMENT OF THE 12 PATRIARCHS
ZAD. FRAG. —————————————– ZADOKITE FRAGMENTS
OTHER CHRISTIANS, JEWISH, AND GRECO ROMAN TEXTS ARE REFERRED TO BY BY THEIR STANDARD ABBREVIATIONS. SEE E.G., THE SBL HAND BOOK OF STYLE ( 1999 ) ,CHAPTER 8, APPENDIX F, AND APPENDIX H.