No.

Names of the Scriptures

Abbreviations

1

 Genesis

Gen

2

 Exodus

Ex

3

 Leviticus

Lev

4

 Numbers

Num

5

 Deuteronomy

Deut

6

 Joshua

Josh

7

 Judges

Jdg

8

 Ruth

Ruth

9

 1 Samuel

1Sam

10

 2 Samuel

2Sam

11

 1 Kings

1Ki

12

 2 Kings

2Ki

13

 1 Chronicles

1Chr

14

 2 Chronicles

2Chr

15

 Ezra

Ezra

16

 Nehemiah

Neh

17

 Esther

Esth

18

 Job

Job

19

 Psalms

Ps/Pss

20

 Proverbs

Prov

21

 Ecclesiastes

Eccl

22

 Song of Solomon

Ss/Song

23

 Isaiah

Isa

24

 Jeremiah

Jer

25

 Lamentations

Lam

26

 Ezekiel

Ezek

27

 Daniel

Dan

28

 Hosea

Hos

29

 Joel

Joel

30

 Amos

Amos

31

 Obadiah

Ob

32

 Jonah

Jonah

33

 Micah

Mic

34

 Nahum

Nah

35

 Habakkuk

Hab

36

 Zephaniah

Zeph

37

 Haggai/Hagai

Hag

38

 Zechariah

Zec

39

 Malachi

Mal

No.

Names of the Scriptures

Abbreviations

1

 Matthew

Matt

2

 Mark

Mark

3

 Luke

Luke

4

 John

John

5

 Acts

Acts

6

 Romans

Rom

7

 1 Corinthians

1Cor

8

 2 Corinthians

2Cor

9

 Galatians

Gal

10

 Ephesians

Eph

11

 Philippians

Phil

12

 Colossians

Col

13

 1 Thessalonians

1Thes

14

 2 Thessalonians

2Thes

15

 1 Timothy

1Tim

16

 2 Timothy

2Tim

17

 Titus

Titus

18

 Philemon

Phile

19

 Hebrews

Heb

20

 James

James

21

 1 Peter

1Pet

22

 2 Peter

2Pet

23

 1 John

1John

24

 2 John

2John

25

 3 John

3John

26

 Jude

Jude

27

 Revelation

Rev

No.

Names of the Scriptures

Abbreviations

1

 Tobit

Tob

2

 Judith

Jdt

3

 Additions to Esther

Add Esth

4

 Wisdom of Solomon

Wis

5

 Sirach/Ecclesiasticus

Sir

6

 Baruch

Bar

7

 Epistle of Jeremiah

Ep Jer

8

 Additions to Daniel

Add Dan

9

 Prayer of Azariah

Pr Azar

10

 Bel and the Dragon

Bel

11

 Song of the Three Young Men

Sg Three

12

 Susanna

Sus

13

 1-2 Maccabees

1-2 Macc

14

 3-4 Maccabees

3-4 Macc

15

 1-2 Esdras

1-2 Esd

16

 Prayer of Manasseh

Pr Man

17

 Psalm 151

Ps 151

 Genesis chapters 1 through 2

 Gen 1-2

 Genesis chapter 1, verse 2

 Gen 1:2

 chapter/chapters

 ch./chs.

 verse/verses (not versus!)

 v./vv.

 Hebrew Bible

 HB

 Septuagint

 LXX

 Old Testament

 OT

 New Testament

 NT

 Rom 3:21-26, 27-31; 4:1-5; Col 2:11-12

(semi-colon when chapter or book change; only comma when additional verses in the same chapter and book)

 the Bible, but “biblical”

 Scripture/scriptural

 the Gospels (referring to texts), “gospel” when referring to the Christian message

 the Twenty-Third Psalm

 King of kings (used as title)

 Son of Man (used as title)

 Hebrew Bible (Jewish canon), Old Testament (Christian Bible)

Second Temple period, intertestamental period deuterocanonical literature, Apocrypha (pl.; apocryphon, sg.)