The following abbreviations and spelled forms are commonly used for parts of the Bible (Bib.). While the Hebrew Bible and the Protestant Old Testament include the same parts in slightly different arrangements, Roman Catholic versions of the Old Testament also include works listed here as apocrypha.
- HEBREW BIBLE OR OLD TESTAMENT (OT)
- NEW TESTAMENT (NT)
- SELECTED APOCRYPHA
1. HEBREW BIBLE OR OLD TESTAMENT (OT):
Amos | Amos |
Cant. of Cant. | Canticle of Canticles (also called Song of Solomon and Song of Songs) |
1 Chron. | 1 Chronicles |
2 Chron. | 2 Chronicles |
Dan. | Daniel |
Deut. | Deuteronomy |
Eccles. | Ecclesiastes (also called Qoheleth) |
Esth. | Esther |
Exod. | Exodus |
Ezek. | Ezekiel |
Ezra | Ezra |
Gen. | Genesis |
Hab. | Habakkuk |
Hag. | Haggai |
Hos. | Hosea |
Isa. | Isaiah |
Jer. | Jeremiah |
Job | Job |
Joel | Joel |
Jon. | Jonah |
Josh. | Joshua |
Judg. | Judges |
1 Kings | 1 Kings |
2 Kings | 2 Kings |
Lam. | Lamentations |
Lev. | Leviticus |
Mal. | Malachi |
Mic. | Micah |
Nah. | Nahum |
Neh. | Nehemiah |
Num. | Numbers |
Obad. | Obadiah |
Prov. | Proverbs |
Ps. | Psalms |
Qoh. | Qoheleth (also called Ecclesiastes) |
Ruth | Ruth |
1 Sam. | 1 Samuel |
2 Sam. | 2 Samuel |
Song of Sg. | Song of Songs (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Solomon) |
Song of Sol. | Song of Solomon (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Songs) |
Zech. | Zechariah |
Zeph. | Zephaniah |
2. NEW TESTAMENT (NT):
Acts | Acts |
Apoc. | Apocalypse (also called Revelation) |
Col. | Colossians |
1 Cor. | 1 Corinthians |
2 Cor. | 2 Corinthians |
Eph. | Ephesians |
Gal. | Galatians |
Heb. | Hebrews |
Jas. | James |
John | John |
1 John | 1 John |
2 John | 2 John |
3 John | 3 John |
Jude | Jude |
Luke | Luke |
Mark | Mark |
Matt. | Matthew |
1 Pet. | 1 Peter |
2 Pet. | 2 Peter |
Phil. | Philippians |
Philem. | Philemon |
Rev. | Revelation (also called Apocalypse) |
Rom. | Romans |
1 Thess. | 1 Thessalonians |
2 Thess. | 2 Thessalonians |
1 Tim. | 1 Timothy |
2 Tim. | 2 Timothy |
Tit. | Titus |
3. SELECTED APOCRYPHA:
Bar. | Baruch |
Bel and Dr. | Bel and the Dragon |
Ecclus. | Ecclesiasticus (also called Sirach) |
1 Esd. | 1 Esdras |
2 Esd. | 2 Esdras |
Esth. (Apocr.) | Esther (Apocrypha) |
Jth. | Judith |
1 Macc. | 1 Maccabees |
2 Macc. | 2 Maccabees |
Pr. of Man. | Prayer of Manasseh |
Sg. of 3 Childr. | Song of Three Children |
Sir. | Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus) |
Sus. | Susanna |
Tob. | Tobit |
Wisd. | Wisdom (also called Wisdom of Solomon) |
Wisd. of Sol. | Wisdom of Solomon (also called Wisdom) |
Source: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th Edition