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.

NEW TESTAMENT

Matt. ———————————————————– Matthew

Mk. ————————————————————– Mark

Lk. —————————————————————-Luke

Jn. —————————————————————— John

Acts. ————————————————————— Acts

Rom. ————————————————————- Romans

1 Cor. ———————————————————-1 Corinthians

2 Cor. ———————————————————-2 Corinthians

Gal. ———————————————————— Galatians

Eph. ———————————————————– Ephesians

Phil. ———————————————————– Philippians

Col. ———————————————————— Colossians

1 Thess. ————————————————   1 Thessalonians

2 Thess.—————————————————— 2Thessalonias

1 Tim.————————————————————- 1 Timothy

2 Tim.———————————————————— 2 Timothy

Tit.—————————————————————- Titus

Phlm.———————————————————— Philemon

Heb.————————————————————- Hebrews

Jas.————————————————————- James

1 Pet.———————————————————- 1 Peter

2 Pet. ——————————————————— 2 Peter

1Jn.———————————————————— 1 John

2 Jn.———————————————————– 2 John 

3 Jn.———————————————————– 3 John 

Jude. ——————————————————— Jude

Rev. ———————————————————- Revelation