You can use this abbreviated name when referencing passages in forms in the bible study tools or if you are referencing passages from your own page. The table below matches bible book names with their 3character abbreviations. See the list below for their most common abbreviations. Search with bible book abbreviations bible gateway. Listed here are the common bible abbreviations for the 66 books of the bible used at bmfg. Some websites and religiouspublishers use very short abbreviations, consisting of only 1 or 2 letters,which sometimes causes confusion. See the most common abbreviations for books of the old and new testaments, and. I am happy to provide affiliate links for your convenience.
What is the enclosure notation in a business letter. Instructions for contributors to the catholic biblical quarterly. Turabian provides a list of traditional and shorter abbreviations for the books of the old testament. This abbreviation system was designed to help keep consistency in abbreviations used on this website. The mhra style guide online modern humanities research. Ignatius, bishop of antioch, who died as a martyr in rome early in the second century. Scripturescriptural the gospels referring to texts, gospel when referring to the christian message the twentythird psalm. Home hebrew bible or old testament ot selected apocrypha new testament nt. Az list of bible study acronyms write them on my heart. Thestarmans two letter abbreviations for the common 66 books of the bible arranged alphabetically basically, we use the first two letters of most books. It just felt like a gazillion when i was looking up each and every one. A period is placed after each letter in the abbreviation of an era b.
Thestarmans twoletter abbreviations for the common 66 books of the bible arranged alphabetically basically, we use the first two letters of most books. Home common abbreviations for books of the bible turabian. Home common abbreviations for books of the bible mla henry. Always indicate the purpose of an attachment or attachments somewhere in the letter body or after the signature or initials. Simply christians bible study bible book abbreviations index. How to cite an attachment in a business letter work.
Abbreviations for the books of the bible old testament amos am 1 kings baruch bar 2 kings 1 chronicles lamentations lam 2 chronicles leviticus daniel 1 maccabees. Spell out the names of books of the bible when used with a chapter. In modern hebrew, to modify the sounds of certain letters, as in the names george. The following table lists in alphabetical order the names of each of the books of the bible and its corresponding shortest abbreviation. If enclosures are being sent with a letter, type the word enclosure or enclosures. You can follow the abbreviation with a chapter andor verse reference specified e. It is easy to remember because all abbreviations are only three letters, and in most cases it is the first three letters of the book name. You can use this abbreviated name when referencing passages in forms in the bible study tools or if.