Abbreviations for the Bible Books
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Posted March 29th at 9:35am
As I write, I find my style of abbreviation for the Bible books changes from the full text like Charles Stanley, to an abbreviated style especially if it is used in a more scholarly study. Here is one that I quite like for its brevity initiated by Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB).
- Gn Genesis
- Ex Exodus
- Lv Leviticus
- Nm Numbers
- Dt Deuteronomy
- Jos Joshua
- Jdg Judges
- Ru Ruth
- 1 Sm 1 Samuel
- 2 Sm 2 Samuel
- 1 Kg 1 Kings
- 2 Kg 2 Kings
- 1 Ch 1 Chronicles
- 2 Ch 2 Chronicles
- Ezr Ezra
- Neh Nehemiah
- Est Esther
- Jb Job
- Ps Psalms
- Pr Proverbs
- Ec Ecclesiastes
- Sg Song of Songs
- Is Isaiah
- Jr Jeremiah
- Lm Lamentations
- Ezk Ezekiel
- Dn Daniel
- Hs Hosea
- Jl Joel
- Am Amos
- Ob Obadiah
- Jnh Jonah
- Mc Micah
- Nah Nahum
- Hab Habakkuk
- Zph Zephaniah
- Hg Haggai
- Zch Zechariah
- Mal Malachi
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- Mt Matthew
- Mk Mark
- Lk Luke
- Jn John
- Ac Acts
- Rm Romans
- 1 Co 1 Corinthians
- 2 Co 2 Corinthians
- Gl Galatians
- Eph Ephesians
- Php Philippians
- Col Colossians
- 1 Th 1 Thessalonians
- 2 Th 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Tm 1 Timothy
- 2 Tm 2 Timothy
- Ti Titus
- Phm Philemon
- Heb Hebrews
- Jms James
- 1 Pt 1 Peter
- 2 Pt 2 Peter
- 1 Jn 1 John 2
- Jn 2 John
- 3 Jn 3 John
- Jd Jude
- Rv Revelation
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