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Common abbreviations for books of the Bible1:
Turabian Style
Jewish Bible/Old Testament (OT)
| Traditional: | Shorter: | Full Name: |
| Amos | Am | Amos |
| 1 Chron. | 1 Chr | 1 Chronicles |
| 2 Chron. | 2 Chr | 2 Chronicles |
| Dan. | Dn | Daniel |
| Deut. | Dt | Deuteronomy |
| Eccles. | Eccl | Ecclesiastes |
| Esther | Est | Esther |
| Exod. | Ex | Exodus |
| Ezek. | Ez | Ezekiel |
| Ezra | Ezr | Ezra |
| Gen. | Gn | Genesis |
| Hab. | Hb | Habakkuk |
| Hag. | Hg | Haggai |
| Hosea | Hos | Hosea |
| Isa. | Is | Isaiah |
| Jer. | Jer | Jeremiah |
| Job | Jb | Job |
| Joel | Jl | Joel |
| Jon. | Jon | Jonah |
| Josh. | Jo | Joshua |
| Judg. | Jgs | Judges |
| 1 Kings | 1 Kgs | 1 Kings |
| 2 Kings | 2 Kgs | 2 Kings |
| Lam. | Lam | Lamentations |
| Lev. | Lv | Leviticus |
| Mal. | Mal | Malachi |
| Mic. | Mi | Micah |
| Nah. | Na | Nahum |
| Neh. | Neh | Nehemiah |
| Num. | Nm | Numbers |
| Obad. | Ob | Obadiah |
| Prov. | Prv | Proverbs |
| Ps. (plural, Pss.) | Ps (plural, Pss) | Psalms |
| Ruth | Ru | Ruth |
| 1 Sam. | 1 Sm | 1 Samuel |
| 2 Sam. | 2 Sm | 2 Samuel |
| Song of Sol. | Sg | Song of Solomon (Song of Songs) |
| Zech. | Zec | Zechariah |
| Zeph. | Zep | Zephaniah |
Apocrypha (Apoc.)
| Traditional: | Shorter | Full Name: |
| Bar. | Bar | Baruch |
| Bel and Dragon | ---- | Bel and the Dragon |
| Ecclus. | Sir | Ecclesiasticus (Sirach) |
| 1 Esd. | ---- | 1 Esdras |
| 2 Esd. | ---- | 2 Esdras |
| Jth. | Jdt | Judith |
| 1 Macc. | 1 Mc | 1 Maccabees |
| 2 Macc. | 2 Mc | 2 Maccabees |
| Pr. of Man. | ---- | Prayer of Manasses (Manasseh) |
| Song of Three Children | ---- | Song of the Three Holy Children |
| Sus. | ---- | Susanna |
| Tob. | Tb | Tobit |
| Wisd. of Sol. | Ws | Wisdom of Solomon |
| ---- | ---- | Additions to Esther (Rest of Esther) |
New Testament (NT)
| Traditional: | Shorter | Full Name: |
| Acts | ---- | Acts |
| Apoc. | ---- | Apocalypse (Revelation |
| Col. | Col | Colossians |
| 1 Cor. | 1 Cor | 1 Corinthians |
| 2 Cor. | 2 Cor | 2 Corinthians |
| Eph. | Eph | Ephesians |
| Gal. | Gal | Galatians |
| Heb. | Heb | Hebrews |
| James | Jas | James |
| John | Jn | John (Gospel) |
| 1 John | 1 Jn | 1 John (Epistle) |
| 2 John | 2 Jn | 2 John (Epistle) |
| 3 John | 3 Jn | 3 John (Epistle) |
| Jude | ---- | Jude |
| Luke | Lk | Luke |
| Mark | Mk | Mark |
| Matt. | Mt | Matthew |
| 1 Pet. | 1 Pt | 1 Peter |
| 2 pet. | 2 Pt | 2 Peter |
| Phil. | Phil | Philippians |
| Rev. | Rv | Revelations (Apocalypse) |
| Rom. | Rom | Romans |
| 1 Thess. | 1 Thes | 1 Thessalonians |
| 2 Thess. | 2 Thes | 2 Thessalonians |
| 1 Tim. | 1 Tm | 1 Timothy |
| 2 Tim. | 2 Tm | 2 Timothy |
| Titus | Ti | Titus |
1Information taken from A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 7th ed., 2007, sections 17.5.2 and 24.6.1-4.
Updated:
07/17/2008
İHenry
Buhl Library
Grove City College 2008