NOTE: Abbreviations for series of commentaries are listed and annotated in the section entitled Commentary Series (see p. 42).
| ABD | Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by David Noel Freedman. 6 vols. New York: Doubleday, 1992 |
| ABRL | Anchor Bible Reference Library |
| ANE | Ancient Near East(ern) |
| ANES | Ancient Near Eastern Studies |
| AsTJ | Asbury Theological Journal |
| ATJ | Ashland Theological Journal |
| AUSS | Andrews University Seminary Studies |
| BAR | Biblical Archaeology Review |
| BASOR | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
| BBR | Bulletin for Biblical Research |
| BETL | Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium |
| BHQ | Biblia Hebraica Quinta. Edited by A. Schenker et al. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2004 – |
| BHS | Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by Karl Elliger and Wilhelm Rudolph. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1983 |
| Bib | Biblica |
| BibInt | Biblical Interpretation |
| BJRL | Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester |
| BL | Book List, attached to JSOT and JSNT |
| BSac | Bibliotheca Sacra |
| BSB | Biblical Studies Bulletin (e-journal) |
| BTB | Biblical Theology Bulletin |
| CBD | Christian Book Distributors |
| CBQ | Catholic Biblical Quarterly |
| Chm | Churchman |
| ch(s). | chapter(s) |
| CJ | Concordia Journal |
| CNT | Commentaire du Nouveau Testament |
| CRBR | Critical Review of Books in Religion |
| CT | Christianity Today |
| CTJ | Calvin Theological Journal |
| CUP | Cambridge University Press |
| CurBR | Currents in Biblical Research |
| CurBS | Currents in Research: Biblical Studies |
| CurTM | Currents in Theology and Mission |
| DCH | Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. Edited by David J. A. Clines. 9 vols. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 1993 – 2014 |
| DenvJ | Denver Journal: An Online Review |
| diss. | dissertation |
| DJD | Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1955 – 2011 |
| DtrH | Deuteronom(ist)ic History |
| DOTWPW | Dictionary of the Old Testament: Wisdom, Poetry & Writings. Edited by Tremper Longman III and Peter Enns. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2008 |
| DSS | Dead Sea Scrolls |
| ed(s). | editor(s), edited by, edition |
| EC | Early Christianity (journal of Mohr Siebeck, 2010 – ) |
| esp. | especially |
| ET | English Translation |
| ETL | Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses |
| ETS | Evangelical Theological Society |
| EuroJTh | European Journal of Theology |
| Evangel | Evangel: The British Evangelical Review |
| EvQ | Evangelical Quarterly |
| exp. | expanded |
| ExpTim | Expository Times |
| F&M | Faith and Mission |
| FS | Festschrift |
| GNB | Good News Bible |
| HALOT | 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. 4 vols. Leiden: Brill, 1994 – 1999 |
| hb | hardback |
| HBT | Horizons in Biblical Theology |
| HS | Hebrew Studies |
| IBR | Institute for Biblical Research |
| IBS | Irish Biblical Studies |
| IBT | Interpreting Biblical Texts (Abingdon series) |
| Int | Interpretation |
| ISBE | International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Edited by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. 4 vols. rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979 – 1988 |
| IVP | InterVarsity Press |
| JAJ | Journal of Ancient Judaism |
| JAOS | Journal of the American Oriental Society |
| JBL | Journal of Biblical Literature |
| JESOT | Journal for the Evangelical Study of the Old Testament |
| JETS | Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society |
| JHebS | Journal of Hebrew Scriptures (e-journal) |
| JJS | Journal of Jewish Studies |
| JNES | Journal of Near Eastern Studies |
| JR | Journal of Religion |
| JSHJ | Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus |
| JSNT | Journal for the Study of the New Testament |
| JSOT | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament |
| JSOTSup | Journal for the Study of the Old Testament Supplement Series |
| JSS | Journal of Semitic Studies |
| JTI | Journal of Theological Interpretation |
| JTS | Journal of Theological Studies |
| KAT | Kommentar zum Alten Testament |
| KEK | Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament (Meyer-Kommentar) |
| KJV | King James Version |
| LHBOTS | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
| LXX | Septuagint |
| MS(S) | manuscripts |
| MT | Masoretic Text |
| n.d. | no date |
| NEB | New English Bible |
| NIDNTT | New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology. Edited by Colin Brown. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975 – 1978, 1986 |
| NIDNTTE | New International Dictionary of New Testament Theology & Exegesis. Edited by Moisés Silva. 5 vols. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014 |
| NIDOTTE | New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology & Exegesis. Edited by Willem A. VanGemeren. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997 |
| NIGTC | New International Greek Testament Commentary. Edited by I. Howard Marshall and Donald A. Hagner. 14 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1982 – |
| NIV | New International Version |
| NJPS | Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: The New JPS Translation according to the Traditional Hebrew Text |
| NovT | Novum Testamentum |
| NPP | New Perspective on Paul (see Dunn under Pauline Studies) |
| NRSV | New Revised Standard Version |
| NSBT | New Studies in Biblical Theology |
| NTS | New Testament Studies |
| o/p | out of print |
| OTA | Old Testament Abstracts |
| OTE | Old Testament Essays |
| OUP | Oxford University Press |
| P&R | Presbyterian & Reformed Publishing Co. |
| pb | paperback |
| PCA | Presbyterian Church in America |
| PCUSA | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Presb | Presbyterion |
| PRSt | Perspectives in Religious Studies |
| PSB | Princeton Seminary Bulletin |
| RB | Revue biblique |
| RBL | Review of Biblical Literature (online, only partially in print) |
| RelSRev | Religious Studies Review |
| repr. | reprinted |
| rev. | revised |
| RevExp | Review and Expositor |
| RSV | Revised Standard Version |
| RTR | Reformed Theological Review |
| RTS | Reformed Theological Seminary |
| SBET | Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology |
| SBJT | Southern Baptist Journal of Theology |
| SBL | Society of Biblical Literature |
| ScrB | Scripture Bulletin |
| s/h | secondhand |
| SJT | Scottish Journal of Theology |
| SMU | Southern Methodist University |
| SNTS | Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas |
| SwJT | Southwestern Journal of Theology |
| TDNT | Theological Dictionary of the New Testament. Edited by Gerhard Kittel and Gerhard Friedrich. Translated by Geoffrey W. Bromiley. 10 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964 – 1976 |
| TDOT | Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament. Edited by G. Johannes Botterweck and Helmer Ringgren. Translated by John T. Willis et al. 15 vols. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974 – 2006 |
| TEDS | Trinity Evangelical Divinity School |
| Them | Themelios (e-journal as of 2008) |
| ThTo | Theology Today |
| TJ | Trinity Journal |
| TPI | Trinity Press International |
| TynBul | Tyndale Bulletin |
| U. | University |
| UBS | United Bible Societies |
| vol(s). | volume(s) |
| VT | Vetus Testamentum |
| WJK | Westminster John Knox Press |
| WTJ | Westminster Theological Journal |
| ZAW | Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft |