| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |