ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are used for books of the Bible:
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Acts |
Acts of the Apostles |
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Amos |
Amos Bar Baruch |
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1 Chron |
1 Chronicles |
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2 Chron |
2 Chronicles |
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Col |
Colossians |
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1 Cor |
1 Corinthians |
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2 Cor |
2 Corinthians |
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Dan |
Daniel |
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Deut |
Deuteronomy |
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Eccles |
Ecclesiastes |
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Eph |
Ephesians |
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Esther |
Esther |
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Ex |
Exodus |
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Ezek |
Ezekiel |
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Ezra |
Ezra |
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Gal |
Galatians |
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Gen |
Genesis |
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Hab |
Habakkuk |
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Hag |
Haggai |
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Heb |
Hebrews |
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Hos |
Hosea |
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Is |
Isaiah |
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Jas |
James |
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Jer |
Jeremiah |
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Jn |
John |
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1 Jn |
1 John |
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2 Jn |
2 John |
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3 Jn |
3 John |
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Job |
Job |
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Joel |
Joel |
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Jon |
Jonah |
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Josh |
Joshua |
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Jud |
Judith |
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Jude |
Jude |
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Judg |
Judges |
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1 Kings |
1 Kings |
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2 Kings |
2 Kings |
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Lam |
Lamentations |
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Lev |
Leviticus |
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Lk |
Luke |
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1 Mac |
1 Maccabees |
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2 Mac |
2 Maccabees |
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Mal |
Malachi |
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Mic |
Micah |
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Mk |
Mark |
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Mt |
Matthew |
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Nahum |
Nahum |
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Neh |
Nehemiah |
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Num |
Numbers |
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Obad |
Obadiah |
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1 Pet |
1 Peter |
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2 Pet |
2 Peter |
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Phil |
Philippians |
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Philem |
Philemon |
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Prov |
Proverbs |
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Ps |
Psalms |
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Rev |
Revelation (Apocalypse) |
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Rom |
Romans |
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Ruth |
Ruth |
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1 Sam |
1 Samuel |
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2 Sam |
2 Samuel |
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Sir |
Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) |
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Song |
Song of Solomon |
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1 Thess |
1 Thessalonians |
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2 Thess |
2 Thessalonians |
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1 Tim |
1 Timothy |
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2 Tim |
2 Timothy |
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Tit |
Titus |
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Tob |
Tobit |
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Wis |
Wisdom |
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Zech |
Zechariah |
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Zeph |
Zephaniah |
The following abbreviations are used from time to time:
ATD: Das Alte Testament Deutsch, ed. Volkmar Herntrich and Artur Weiser, Göttingen, 1949–. This is a famous commentary in German on the Old Testament. The figures that follow the abbreviation indicate the volume number and the page number.
CSEL: Corpus Scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum, Vienna, 1866–. Like the more famous Patrologia latina, this is a collection of Christian sources in Latin.
PG: Patrologia Graeca, ed. Jacques-Paul Migne, 161 vols., Paris, 1857–1866. This is a collection of ancient Christian sources in Greek.
RGG: Die Religionen in Geschichte und Gegenwart, Tübingen, 1909–1913; 2nd ed., 1927–1932; 3rd ed., 1956ff. Some articles were contributed to this last edition by the young Professor Ratzinger.
TDNT: Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, ed. G. Kittel and G. Friedrich, 10 vols., Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, 1964–76.