ABBREVIATIONS

General and Bibliographic

AB	Anchor Bible
ABD	The Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David Noel Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
AnOr	Analecta Orientalia
BA	Biblical Archaeologist
BAR	Biblical Archaeology Review
BASOR	Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BCE	before the Common Era
BDB	Francis Brown, Samuel R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon, 1907; corrected printing, 1953.
BHK	Biblia Hebraica. Edited by Rudolf Kittel. 3rd ed. Stuttgart: Privilegierte Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1937.
BHQ	Biblia Hebraica Quinta. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2004–.
BHS	Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by Karl Elliger and Wilhelm Rudolph. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1983.
BRev	Bible Review
ca.	circa, about, approximately
CE	Common Era
cent(s).	century/centuries
chap(s).	chapter(s)
corr.	corrected
Eng.	English Bible chapter/verse numbering
esp.	especially
ESV	English Standard Version
fasc.	fascicle
fig.	figure
GKC	Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar. Edited by Emil Kautzsch. Translated by Arthur E. Cowley. 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 1910.
HALOT	The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Ludwig Koehler, Walter Baumgartner, and Johann J. Stamm. Translated and edited under the supervision of Mervyn E. J. Richardson. Leiden: Brill, 1994–99.
HBCE	The Hebrew Bible: A Critical Edition. Atlanta: SBL Press, 2015–.
HIBD	Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Edited by Chad Brand, Charles Draper, and Archie England. Nashville: Holman Reference, 2003.
HUBP	Hebrew University Bible Project. Jerusalem: Magnes, 1975–.
JM	Paul Joüon. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Translated and revised by T. Muraoka. 2 vols. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute Press, 1991.
JSS	Journal of Semitic Studies
KJV	King James Version
lit.	literally
LXX	Septuagint
MS(S)	manuscript(s)
NICOT	New International Commentary on the Old Testament
NIDOTTE	New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. Edited by Willem VanGemeren. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
NIV	New International Version
NRSV	New Revised Standard Version
NT	New Testament
OBO	Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis
OT	Old Testament
pt.	part
ptc.	participle
VTSup	Supplements to Vetus Testamentum
WBC	Word Biblical Commentary

Textual Sigla

G	Greek Septuagint
MT	Masoretic Text
S	Syriac Peshitta
SP	Samaritan Pentateuch
V	Latin Vulgate
T	Aramaic targum(s)

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

Gen.	Genesis
Exod.	Exodus
Lev.	Leviticus
Num.	Numbers
Deut.	Deuteronomy
Josh.	Joshua
Judg.	Judges
Ruth	Ruth
1–2 Sam.	1–2 Samuel
1–2 Kings	1–2 Kings
1–2 Chron.	1–2 Chronicles
Ezra	Ezra
Neh.	Nehemiah
Esther	Esther
Job	Job
Ps(s).	Psalms
Prov.	Proverbs
Eccles.	Ecclesiastes
Song	Song of Songs
Isa.	Isaiah
Jer.	Jeremiah
Lam.	Lamentations
Ezek.	Ezekiel
Dan.	Daniel
Hosea	Hosea
Joel	Joel
Amos	Amos
Obad.	Obadiah
Jon.	Jonah
Mic.	Micah
Nah.	Nahum
Hab.	Habakkuk
Zeph.	Zephaniah
Hag.	Haggai
Zech.	Zechariah
Mal.	Malachi

Old Testament Apocrypha

Add. Dan.	Additions to Daniel
Add. Esth.	Additions to Esther
Bar.	Baruch
Bel	Bel and the Dragon
1–2 Esd.	1–2 Esdras
Jdt.	Judith
Let. Jer.	Letter of Jeremiah
1–4 Macc.	1–4 Maccabees
Pr. Azar.	Prayer of Azariah
Pr. Man.	Prayer of Manasseh
Ps.	151 Psalm 151
Sir.	Sirach
Sg.	Three Song of the Three Jews
Sus.	Susanna
Tob.	Tobit
Wis.	Wisdom (of Solomon)

New Testament

Matt.	Matthew
Mark	Mark
Luke	Luke
John	John
Acts	Acts
Rom.	Romans
1–2 Cor.	1–2 Corinthians
Gal.	Galatians
Eph.	Ephesians
Phil.	Philippians
Col.	Colossians
1–2 Thess.	1–2 Thessalonians
1–2 Tim.	1–2 Timothy
Titus	Titus
Philem.	Philemon
Heb.	Hebrews
James	James
1–2 Pet.	1–2 Peter
1–3 John	1–3 John
Jude	Jude
Rev.	Revelation