SBL BIBLE ABBREVIATIONS

Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)

Gen – Genesis
Exod – Exodus
Lev – Leviticus
Num – Numbers
Deut – Deuteronomy

Josh – Joshua
Judg – Judges
Ruth – Ruth
1–2 Sam – 1–2 Samuel
1–2 Kgs – 1–2 Kings
1–2 Chr – 1–2 Chronicles
Ezra – Ezra
Neh – Nehemiah
Esth – Esther

Job – Job
Ps/Pss – Psalm
Prov – Proverb
Eccl – Ecclesiastes
Song – Song of Solomon
(or Cant)

Isa – Isaiah
Jer – Jeremiah
Lam – Lamentations
Ezek – Ezekiel
Dan – Daniel

Hos – Hosea
Joel – Joel
Amos – Amos
Obad – Obadiah
Jonah – Jonah
Mic – Micah
Nah – Nahum
Hab – Habakkuk
Zeph – Zephaniah
Hag – Haggai
Zech – Zechariah
Mal – Malachi

New Testament (Christian)

Matt – Matthew
Mark – Mark
Luke – Luke
John – John

Acts – Acts

Rom – Romans
1–2 Cor – 1–2 Corinthians
Gal – Galatians
Eph – Ephesians
Phil – Philippians
Col – Colossians
1–2 Thess – 1–2 Thessalonians
1–2 Tim – 1–2 Timothy
Titus – Titus
Phlm – Philemon
Heb – Hebrews

Jas – James
1–2 Pet – 1–2 Peter
1–2–3 John – 1–2–3 John
Jude – Jude

Rev – Revelation