General Abbreviations

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NET Bible Footnote Types

tn Translator's Note-explains the rationale for the translation and gives alternative translations, interpretive options, and other technical information.
sn Study Note-includes comments about historical or cultural background, explanation of obscure phrases or brief discussions of context, discussions of the theological point made by the biblical author, cross references and references to Old Testament quotations or allusions in the New Testament, or other miscellaneous information helpful to the modern reader.
tc Text-critical Note-discusses alternate (variant) readings found in the various manuscripts and groups of manuscripts of the Hebrew Old Testament and Greek New Testament.
map Map Note-gives map coordinates for site within the two map sections, "The Journeys of Paul" and "The Holy Land from the Heavens."
Journals

ABR Australian Biblical Review
ADAJ Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan
AION Annali dell'Istituto Orientale di Napoli
AJBA Australian Journal of Biblical Archaeology
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature
ArOr Archiv Orientální
ASTI Annual of the Swedish Thelogical Institute
AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies
BA Biblical Archaeologist
BAR Biblical Archaeology Review
BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BBR Bulletin for Biblical Research
BETS Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society
Bib Biblica
BiBh Bible Bhashyam
Bijdr Bijdragen: Tijdschrift voor filosofie en theologie
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester
BN Biblische Notizen
BRev Bible Review
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BT The Bible Translator
BTB Biblical Theology Bulletin
BV Biblical Viewpoint
BZ Biblische Zeitschrift
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CentBib Central Bible Quarterly
CTJ Calvin Theological Journal
CTM Concordia Theological Monthly
CTR Criswell Theological Review
ErIsr Eretz-Israel
EvQ Evangelical Quarterly
ExpTim Expository Times
FO Folia orientalia
GOT Glasgow Oriental Transactions
GTJ Grace Theological Journal
HAR Hebrew Annual Review
HBT Horizons in Biblical Theology
HS Hebrew Studies
HTR Harvard Theological Review
HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual
IEJ Israel Exploration Journal
Int Interpretation
JANESCU Journal of the Ancient Near Eastern Society of

Columbia University
JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JCS Journal of Cuneiform Studies
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JJP Journal of Juristic Papyrology
JJS Journal of Jewish Studies
JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies
JNSL Journal of Northwest Semitic Languages
JPOS Journal of the Palestine Oriental Society
JQR Jewish Quarterly Review
JRAS Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSS Journal of Semitic Studies
JTS Journal of Theological Studies
JTVI Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute
Jud Judaica
Les_ Les_oneÃnu
LTQ Lexington Theological Quarterly
MAOG Mitteilungen der Altorientalischen Gesellschaft
Mus Muséon: Revue d'études orientales
NovT Novum Testamentum
NTS New Testament Studies
Or Orientalia
OTS Old Testament Studies
PEQ Palestinian Exploration Quarterly
RA Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale
RB Revue biblique
RevExp Review and Expositor
RHPR Revue d'histoire et de philosophie religieuses
RHR Revue de l'histoire des religions
RQ Römische Quartalschrift für christliche Altertumskunde und Kirchengeschichte
RSR Recherches de science religieuse
Sem Semitica
SJT Scottish Journal of Theology
ST Studia theologica
SwJT Southwestern Journal of Theology
TA Tel Aviv
TB Theologische Bücherei: Neudrucke und Berichte aus dem 20. Jahrhundert
TGUOS Transactions of the Glasgow University Oriental Society
TJ Trinity Journal
TLZ Theologische Literaturzeitung
TRu Theologische Rundschau
TynBul Tyndale Bulletin
TZ Theologische Zeitschrift
UF Ugarit-Forschungen
VT Vetus Testamentum
WTJ Westminster Theological Journal
WW Word and World
ZÄS Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
ZDMG Zeitschrift der deutschen morgenländischen Gesellschaft
ZNW Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
Commentary and Monograph Series

AB Anchor Bible
AfO Archiv für Orientforschung
AGJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristentums
AnBib Analecta biblica
AnOr Analecta orientalia
AOAT Alter Orient und Altes Testament
ArBib The Aramaic Bible
ATD Das Alte Testament Deutsch
BASORSup Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research: Supplement Series
BECNT Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament
BibOr Biblica et orientalia
BKAT Biblischer Kommentar, Altes Testament
BSC Bible Student's Commentary
CBC Cambridge Bible Commentary
CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series
CC Continental Commentaries
CNT Commentaire du Nouveau Testament
ConBOT Coniectanea biblica: Old Testament Series
DissAb Dissertation Abstracts
DJD Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
DJDJ Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan
DSBS Daily Study Bible Series
EGGNT Exegetical Guide to the Greek New Testament
FCI Foundations of Contemporary Interpretation
FOTL Forms of the Old Testament Literature
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments
GBS Guides to Biblical Scholarship
HNTC Harper's New Testament Commentaries
HSM Harvard Semitic Monographs
IBC Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching
ICC International Critical Commentary
JAARSup Journal of the American Academy of Religion: Supplement Series
JBLMS Journal of Biblical Literature Monograph Series
JPSTC Jerusalem Publication Society Torah Commentary
JSNTSup Journal for the Study of the New Testament: Supplement Series
JSOTSup Journal for the Study of the Old Testament: Supplement Series
KAT Kommentar zum Alten Testament
LHD The Library of History and Doctrine
MNTC Moffatt New Testament Commentary
NAC New American Commentary
NCBC New Century Bible Commentary
NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament
NICOT New International Commentary on the Old Testament
NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary
NovTSup Supplements to Novum Testamentum
NTL New Testament Library
OBO Orbis biblicus et orientalis
OBT Overtures to Biblical Theology
OTL Old Testament Library
OTM Oxford Theological Monographs
PTMS Pittsburgh Theological Monograph Series
SB Sources bibliques
SBA Studies in Biblical Archaeology
SBG Studies in Biblical Greek
SBLDS Society of Biblical Literature Dissertation Series
SBT Studies in Biblical Theology
ScrHier Scripta hierosolymitana
SD Studies and Documents
SHR Studies in the History of Religions
SJLA Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity
SNTSMS Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
SoBB Soncino Books of the Bible
SOTBT Studies in Old Testament Biblical Theology
SOTSMS Society for Old Testament Studies Monograph Series
SPCKTC Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Theological Collections
SSN Studia semitica neerlandica
StPB Studia post-biblica
SUNT Studien zur Umwelt des Neuen Testaments
TBC Torch Bible Commentaries
TCS Texts from Cuneiform Sources
TOTC Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
TU Texte und Untersuchungen
VAB Vorderasiatische Bibliothek
VTSup Supplements to Vetus Testamentum
WBC Word Biblical Commentary
WEC Wycliffe Exegetical Commentary
WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
Text-critical Terms

al Abbreviation for alii, a Latin phrase meaning "others," referring to manuscripts
ms (mss) manuscript (manuscripts)
pc Abbreviation for pauci, "a few (others)," referring to manuscripts
pm Abbreviation for permulti, "a great many (others)," referring to manuscripts
vid Abbreviation for videtur, a Latin word meaning "apparently" or "so it appears," referring to an uncertain reading in a manuscript
Miscellaneous Abbreviations

abs. absolute
acc. accusative
ANE Ancient Near East (noun), Ancient Near Eastern (adjective)
ca. approximately (from Latin circa)
cf. compare (from Latin confer)
chap. chapter
dat. dative
ed. editor; edited by; edition
e.g. for example (from Latin exempli gratia)
ET English text (when versification in the English Bible differs from the Greek or Hebrew text)
expr. expression
ff. following
fig. figurative; figuratively
gen. genitive
GT Greek text (when versification differs from the English Bible)
HT Hebrew text (when versification differs from the English Bible)
i.e. that is (from Latin id est)
loc. cit. in the place cited (from Latin loco citato), usually referring to a Bible verse or passage cited in a commentary or other work
ms (mss) manuscript (manuscripts)
nom. nominative
NT New Testament
pl. plural
q.v. which see (from Latin quod vide)
sc. supply (from Latin scilicet)
sing. singular
suppl. supplement
s.v. under the word (from Latin sub verbo or sub voce)
trans. translated; translator
v. verse
viz. namely (from Latin videlicet)
w. with