Abbreviations

Books of the Bible

Genesis – Gen.
Exodus – Ex.
Leviticus – Lev.
Numbers – Num.
Deuteronomy – Deut.
Joshua – Josh.
Judges – Judg.
Ruth – Rth.
1 Kingdoms – 1 King.
2 Kingdoms – 2 King.
3 Kingdoms – 3 King.
4 Kingdoms – 4 King.
1 Chronicles – 1 Chr.
2 Chronicles – 2 Chr.
1 Ezra – 1 Ez.
2 Ezra – 2 Ez.
Nehemiah – Neh.
Tobit – Tob.
Judith – Jdth.
Esther – Esth.
1 Maccabees – 1 Mac.
2 Maccabees – 2 Mac.
3 Maccabees – 3 Mac.
Psalms – Ps.
Job – Jb.
Proverbs of Solomon – Pr.
Ecclesiastes – Ecc.
Song of Songs – SS.
Wisdom of Solomon – WSol.
Sirach – Sir.
Hosea – Hos.
Amos – Am.
Micah – Mic.
Joel – Jl.
Obadiah – Ob.
Jonah – Jon.
Nahum – Nah.
Habakkuk – Hab.
Zephaniah – Zeph.
Haggai – Hag.
Zechariah – Zech.
Malachi – Mal.
Isaiah – Is.
Jeremiah – Jer.
Baruch – Bar.
Lamentations of Jeremiah – LJer.
Epistle of Jeremiah – EJer.
Ezekiel – Ez.
Daniel – Dan.
Susanna – Sus.
Bel and the Serpent – Bel.
Matthew – Matt.
Mark – Mark
Luke – Luke
John – John
Acts – Acts
Romans – Rom.
1 Corinthians – 1 Cor.
2 Corinthians – 2 Cor.
Galatians – Gal.
Ephesians – Eph.
Philippians – Phil.
Colossians – Col.
1 Thessalonians – 1 Thess.
2 Thessalonians – 2 Thess.
1 Timothy – 1 Tim.
2 Timothy – 2 Tim.
Titus – Titus
Philemon – Phlm.
Hebrews – Heb.
James – James
1 Peter – 1 Pet.
2 Peter – 2 Pet.
1 John – 1 John
2 John – 2 John
3 John – 3 John
Jude – Jude
Revelation – Rev.

General References
Ara. – Aramaic
Grk. – Greek
Heb – Hebrew
Sam. – Samaritan Pentateuch
Syr. – Syriac


Bible Translations
ASV – American Standard Version
ASVBT – American Standard Version Byzantine Text
BR – Brenton’s English Septuagint
JB – Jerusalem Bible
KJV – King James Version
LXX – Septuagint
NJB – New Jerusalem Bible
NRSV – New Revised Standard Version
RSV – Revised Standard Version