SCRIPTURE ABBREVIATIONS
Old Testament
Gn
Genesis
Ex
Exodus
Lv
Leviticus
Nm
Numbers
Dt
Deuteronomy
Jos
Joshua
Jdg
Judges
Ru
Ruth
1Sm
1 Samuel
2Sm
2 Samuel
1Kg
1 Kings
2Kg
2 Kings
1Ch
1 Chronicles
2Ch
2 Chronicles
Ezr
Ezra
Neh
Nehemiah
Est
Esther
Jb
Job
Ps(s)
Psalms
Pr
Proverbs
Ec
Ecclesiastes
Sg
Song of Solomon
Is
Isaiah
Jr
Jeremiah
Lm
Lamentations
Ezk
Ezekiel
Dn
Daniel
Hs
Hosea
Jl
Joel
Am
Amos
Ob
Obadiah
Jnh
Jonah
Mc
Micah
Nah
Nahum
Hab
Habakkuk
Zph
Zephaniah
Hg
Haggai
Zch
Zechariah
Mal
Malachi
New Testament
Mt
Matthew
Mk
Mark
Lk
Luke
Jn
John
Ac
Acts
Rm
Romans
1Co
1 Corinthians
2Co
2 Corinthians
Gl
Galatians
Eph
Ephesians
Php
Philippians
Col
Colossians
1Th
1 Thessalonians
2Th
2 Thessalonians
1Tm
1 Timothy
2Tm
2 Timothy
Ti
Titus
Phm
Philemon
Heb
Hebrews
Jms
James
1Pt
1 Peter
2Pt
2 Peter
1Jn
1 John
2Jn
2 John
3Jn
3 John
Jd
Jude
Rv
Revelation
ABBREVIATIONS OF BIBLE TRANSLATIONS
ESV
English Standard Version
HCSB
Holman Christian Standard Bible
NKJV
New King James Version
KJV
King James Version
NABRE
New American Bible Revised Edition
NIV
New International Version
NASB
New American Standard Bible
NET
New English Translation
NLT
New Living Translation
NLTse
New Living Translation 2nd edition
RSV
Revised Standard Version
TNIV
Today’s New International Version
GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS
AD
in the year of our Lord
ANE
ancient Near Eastern
Aram.
Aramaic
BC
before Christ
c.
circa
cf.
compare or consult
chap (s).
chapter or chapters
DSS
Dead Sea Scrolls
e.g.,
for example
Eng.
English
esp.
especially
ET
English translation
et al.
and others
etc.
and so forth
ff.
and the following
Gk.
Greek
Hb.
Hebrew
i.e.,
that is
Lat.
Latin
lit.,
literally
LXX
Septuagint
MT
Masoretic Text
ms(s)
manuscript(s)
NT
New Testament
OT
Old Testament
p (pp).
page(s)
par.
parallel
pl.
plural
sg.
singular
v(v).
verse(s)
viz.
namely
vol(s).
volume(s)
ABBREVIATIONS OF ANCIENT SOURCES
Ant.
Jewish Antiquities
ANET3
Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament, 3rd ed.
Apoc. Mos.
Apocalypse of Moses
2 Apoc. Bar.
2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse)
b. Ketub.
Babylonian Ketubbot (Talmud)
b. Sanh.
Babylonian Sanhedrin (Talmud)
b. Yebam.
Babylonian Yebamot (Talmud)
CD
Cairo Genizah copy of Damascus Document
Exod R
Exodus Rabbah (Midrash)
Gen R.
Genesis Rabbah (Midrash)
Hist. Eccl.
Church History (Eusebius)
Jub
Jubilees
m. ’Abot
Mishna ’Abot (Talmud)
m. Tamid
Mishna Tamid (Talmud)
m. Yoma
Mishnah Yoma (Talmud)
PsSol
Psalms of Solomon
QH
Qumran Hebrew
1QIsaa
Isaiaha
1QS
Rule of the Community
QH
Qumran Hebrew
Sam
Samaritan Pentateuch
Seqal.
Seqalim
SibOr
Sibylline Oracles
Sir
Sirach/Ecclesiasticus
Sukk.
Sukkah
Sym
Symmachus
Syr
Syriac
Theod
Theodotian
TJud
Testament of Judah
TLev
Testament of Levi
Vg
Vulgate
ABBREVIATIONS OF MODERN SOURCES
AB
Anchor Bible Commentaries
AYB
(Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)
BAGD
(Bauer, W., W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, and F. W. Danker. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 2d ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979)
BAR
Biblical Archaeological Review
BCB
Baker Commentary on the Bible
BDB
Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament
BDAG
Frederick W. Danker, ed., and Walter Bauer. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001.
BDB
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon
BECNT
Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
BibSac
Bibliotheca Sacra
BKCNT
The Bible Knowledge Commentary, New Testament
BKCOT
The Bible Knowledge Commentary, Old Testament
BSE
The BE Series Commentary
BST
The Bible Speaks Today
BTCB
Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible
CBC
The Cambridge Bible Commentary
COT
Commentary on the Old Testament
CCSOT
The Communicator’s Commentary Series: Old Testament
EBC
The Expositor’s Bible Commentary
HALOT
Koehler, Ludwig; Walter Baumgartner, and Johann Jacob Stamm. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. 4 vols. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994–1999.
Hermenia
Hermenia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible
HNTC
Harper’s New Testament Commentaries
ICC
International Critical Commentary
IVPNTC
InterVarsity Press New Testament Commentary
JETS
Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JPS
Jewish Publication Society
L&N
Louw, J. P. and E. A. Nida, Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament: Based on Semantic Domains
LSJ
Liddell, Henry G, Robert Scott, and Henry S. Jones. A Greek-English Lexicon. 9th ed. Oxford, 1996.
MNTC
MacArthur New Testament Commentary
NAC
New American Commentary
NEAEHL
New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land
NIBC
New International Bible Commentary
NICNT
New International Commentary on the New Testament
NICOT
New International Commentary on the Old Testament
NIGTC
New International Greek Testament Commentary
NIVAC
NIV Application Commentary
NSBT
New Studies in Biblical Theology
NTC
New Testament Commentary
Pillar
Pillar New Testament Commentary
SBEC
Studies in the Bible and Early Christianity
SNTMS
Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
TOTC
Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
TWOT
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament. Edited by R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody, 1980.
WBC
Word Biblical Commentary
WEC
Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary
WTJ
Westminster Theological Journal