AB |
Anchor Bible |
ABD |
Anchor Bible Dictionary. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992. |
ABRL |
Anchor Bible Reference Library |
ACCS |
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture |
ALGHJ |
Arbeiten zur Literatur und Geschichte des hellenistischen Judentum |
AnBib |
Analecta biblica |
ANF |
Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to AD 325. 10 vols. New York: T&T Clark, 1885–97. |
ANTC |
Abingdon New Testament Commentaries |
ATR |
Anglican Theological Review |
AUSS |
Andrews University Seminary Studies |
AYB |
Anchor Yale Bible |
b. |
Babylonian Talmud |
BAGD |
Greek-English Dictionary of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, edited by W. Bauer, W. F. Arndt, F. W. Gingrich, and F. W. Danker. |
BCNH |
Bibliothèque Copte de Nag Hammadi. Section “Études” |
BDF |
A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, edited by F. Blass, A. Debrunner, and Robert W. Funk. Chicago-London: University of Chicago Press, 1961. |
BETL |
Bibliotheca ephemeridum theologicarum lovaniensium |
Bib |
Biblica |
BNTC |
Black’s New Testament Commentaries |
BSac |
Bibliotheca sacra |
BTB |
Biblical Theology Bulletin |
CBET |
Contributions to Biblical Exegesis and Theology |
CBQ |
Catholic Biblical Quarterly |
CC |
Corpus Christianorum. Turnhout, Belgium: Brepols, 1953–. |
CH |
Church History |
CNT |
Commentaire du Nouveau Testament |
CSEL |
Corpus scriptorium ecclesiasticorum latinorum. Salzburg, Austria: University of Salzburg, 1866–. |
CTR |
Criswell Theological Review |
DJD |
Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. 40 vols. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955–2008. |
DSD |
Dead Sea Discoveries |
EBib |
Études bibliques |
ECC |
Early Christianity in Context |
EDNT |
Exegetical Dictionary of the New Testament |
EKKNT |
Evangelisch-katholischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament |
EncJud2 |
Encylopedia Judaica. 22 vols. 2nd ed. Woodbridge, CT: Macmillan Reference, 2007. |
Epist. |
Epistola (letter) |
EstBib |
Estudios biblicos |
FC |
Fathers of the Church. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1947–. |
frg. |
fragment |
FRLANT |
Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments |
GCS |
Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten Jahunderte. Leipzig: Hinrichs, 1897–. |
GNS |
Good News Studies |
Hom. |
Homily |
ICC |
International Critical Commentary |
IVP |
Intervarsity Press |
JANT |
The Jewish Annotated New Testament |
JBL |
Journal of Biblical Literature |
JSJ |
Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods |
JJS |
Journal of Jewish Studies |
JSNT |
Journal for the Study of the New Testament |
JSNTSup |
Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series |
JSOT |
Journal for the Study of the Old Testament |
JTS |
Journal of Theological Studies |
KEK |
Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament |
KJV |
King James Version (Authorized Version) |
LD |
Lectio Divina |
LS |
Louvain Studies |
LSJ |
Liddell, Henry George, Robert Scott, and Henry Stuart Jones. A Greek English Lexicon. 9th ed. with revised supplement. Oxford: Clarendon, 1996. |
LTP |
Laval théologique et philosophique |
m. |
Mishnah |
MM |
The Vocabulary of the Greek New Testament. Edited by J. H. Moulton and G. Milligan. |
N-A28 |
Novum Testamentum Graece. 28th rev. ed. Edited by Barbara and Kurt Aland et al. Münster: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2012. |
N. S. |
New Series |
NAB |
New American Bible |
NCB |
New Century Bible |
NEB |
New English Bible |
New Docs |
New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity. Edited by G.H.R. Horsley and S. Llewelyn. North Port, NSW: Macquarie University, 1981—. |
NICNT |
New International Commentary on the New Testament |
NIDB |
New Interpreters’ Dictionary of the Bible. 5 vols. Nashville: Abingdon, 2006–9. |
NIGTC |
New International Greek Testament Commentary |
NovT |
Novum testamentum |
NovTSup |
Novum Testamentum Supplements |
NTL |
New Testament Library |
NTS |
New Testament Studies |
NTTS |
New Testament Tools and Studies |
NPNF |
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers. Series 1, 14 vols. Series 2, 14 vols. New York: T&T Clark, 1886–1900. |
NRSV |
New Revised Standard Version |
Pap |
Papyrus |
Past |
Pastoral Epistles |
PE |
Pastoral Epistles |
PG |
Patrologia graeca (=Patrologiae cursus completus. Series graeca). 162 vols. Edited by Jacques-Paul Migne. Paris: Imprimerie catholique, 1857–86. |
PL |
Patrologia latina (=Patrologiae cursus completus. Series latina). 217 vols. Edited by Jacques-Paul Migne, Paris: Imprimerie catholique, 1844–64. |
Q |
Qumran; Quelle, the Sayings Source for the Synoptic Gospels |
R. |
Rabbi |
RB |
Revue biblique |
REB |
Revised English Bible |
RevQ |
Revue de Qumran |
RSV |
Revised Standard Version |
RTP |
Revue de théologie et de philosophie |
SBFLA |
Studii biblici Franciscani liber annus |
SBLABib |
Society of Biblical Literature Academia Biblica |
SBLDS |
Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series |
SBM |
Stuttgarter biblische Monographien |
SBS |
Stuttgarter Bibelstudien |
SCH |
Studies in Church History |
SNTSU |
Studien zum Neuen Testament und seiner Unwelt |
SP |
Sacra Pagina |
STDJ |
Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah |
SVTQ |
St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly |
t. |
Tosefta |
TBT |
The Bible Today |
THKNT |
Theologischer Handkommentar zum Neuen Testament |
TLZ |
Theologische Literaturzeitung |
TSK |
Theologische Studien und Kritiken |
TynBul |
Tyndale Bulletin |
UBS |
United Bible Societies |
VC |
Vigiliae christianae |
VCSup |
Supplements to Vigiliae christianae |
WBC |
Word Biblical Commentary |
WUNT |
Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament |
ZNW |
Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche |
ZTK |
Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche |
Ancient Texts
Columella, Rust. |
De re rustica |
Gaius, Inst. |
Institutiones |
Herodotus, Hist. |
Historiae |
Lucian, Eunuch. |
Eunuchus |
Tacitus, Ann. |
Annales |
Xenophon, Symp. |
Symposium |
Jewish Texts
Dead Sea Scrolls
Typically the Dead Sea Scrolls are designated by a numeral (designating the cave in which they were found), the letter Q (for Qumran), and a number. Some scrolls have been named and are identified by an abbreviated form of the name.
1QH |
Hodayot or Thanksgiving Psalms |
1QM |
Milhḥamah or War Scroll |
1QS |
Serek Hayahad or Rule of the Community |
1QSa |
Rule of the Congregation, an appendix to 1QS [=1Q28a] |
1QIsaa |
Isaiah Scrolla |
1QIsab |
Isaiah Scrollb |
4QDa |
Damascus Documenta (=4Q266) |
4QDb |
Damascus Documentb (=4Q267) |
4QDc |
Damascus Documentc (=4Q268) |
4QDd |
Damascus Documentd (=4Q269) |
4QDe |
Damascus Documente (=4Q270) |
4QDf |
Damascus Documentf (=4Q271) |
4QDg |
Damascus Documentg (=4Q272) |
4QMMT |
Miqṣat Maʾaśê ha-Torah (=4Q394), the Halakhic Letter |
4QpapDh |
Papyrus fragment of the Damascus Documenth (=4Q273) |
5QD |
Damascus Document (=5Q12) |
6QD |
Damascus Document (=6Q15) |
11QPsa |
Psalm Scroll (=11Q5) |
11QTa |
Temple Scrolla (=11Q19) |
11QTb |
Temple Scrollb (=11Q20) |
CD |
Cairo Genizah Copy of the Damascus Document |
Josephus
Ag. Ap. |
Against Apion (Contra Apionem) |
Ant. |
Jewish Antiquities (Antiquitates judaicae) |
J. W. |
Jewish War (Bellum judaicum) |
Life |
The Life (Vita) |
Mishnah
m. ʾAbot. |
Mishnah ʾAbot |
m. Giṭ. |
Mishnah Giṭṭin |
m. Ketub. |
Mishnah Ketubbot |
m. Qidd. |
Mishnah Qiddušin |
m. Yebam. |
Mishnah Yebamot |
m. Soṭah |
Mishnah Soṭah |
Old Testament Pseudepigrapha
2 Bar. |
2 Baruch (Syriac Apocalypse) |
4 Ezra |
4 Ezra |
T. Mos. |
Testament of Moses |
Testament of the 12 Patriarchs
T. Job |
Testament of Job |
T. Levi |
Testament of Levi |
T. Reub. |
Testament of Reuben |
Philo
Contempl. Life |
On the Contemplative Life |
Creation |
On the Creation of the World |
Good Person |
That Every Good Person is Free |
Heir |
Who Is the Heir? |
Joseph |
On the Life of Joseph |
Moses |
On the Life of Moses |
Rewards |
On Rewards and Punishments |
Spec. Laws |
On the Special Laws |
Rabbinic Works
Deut. Rab. |
Rabbah Deuteronomy |
E. H. |
Evan ha-Ezer |
Exod. Rab. |
Rabbah Exodus |
Gen. Rab. |
Rabbah Genesis |
Sifre Deut. |
Sifre Deuteronomy |
Tanḥ. |
Tanḥuma |
Talmud
b. ʾErub. |
Babylonian Talmud ʾErubin |
b. Ketub. |
Babylonian Talmud Ketubbot |
b. Ned. |
Babylonian Talmud Nedarim |
b. Pesaḥ. |
Babylonian Talmud Pesaḥim |
b. Qidd. |
Babylonian Talmud Qiddušin |
b. Sabb. |
Babylonian Talmud Sabbat |
b. Sanh. |
Babylonian Talmud Sanhedrin |
b. Yebam. |
Babylonian Talmud Yebamot |
Early Christian and Patristic Texts
Eusebius
Dem. ev. |
Demonstration on the Gospels (Demonstratio evangelica) |
Eccl. Hist. |
Ecclesiastical History |
Ignatius
Magn. |
Letter to the Magnesians |
Phld. |
Letter to the Philadelphians |
Pol. |
Letter to Polycarp |
Trall. |
Letter to the Trallians |
NT Apocrypha
G. Thom. |
Gospel of Thomas |
Polycarp, Phil. |
Letter to the Philippians |
Pseudo-Clementines
Hom. |
Homilies |
Recon. |
Recognitions |