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Books of the Bible

Old Testament (OT)

Abbreviation Book title

Amos
Cant. of Cant.
1 Chron.
2 Chron.
Dan.
Eccles.
Esth.
Exod.
Ezek.
Ezra
Gen.
Heb.
Hag.
Hos.
Isa.
Jer.
Job
Joel
Jon.
Josh.
Judg.
1 Kings
2 Kings
Lam.
Lev.
Mal.
Mic.
Nah.
Neh.
Num.
Obed.
Prov.
Ps.
Qoh.
Ruth
1 Sam.
2 Sam.
Song of Sol.
Song of Sg.
Zach.
Zeph.

Amos
Canticle of Canticles (also called Song of Solomon and Song of Songs)
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Daniel
Ecclesiastes (also called Qoheleth)
Esther
Exodus
Ezekial
Ezra
Genesis
Hebrew
Haggai
Hosea
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Job
Joel
Jonah
Joshua
Judges
1 Kings
2 Kings
Lamentations
Leviticus
Malachi
Micah
Nahum
Nehemiah
Numbers
Obediah
Proverbs
Psalms
Qoheleth (also called Ecclesiastes)
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
Song of Solomon (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Songs)
Song of Songs (also called Canticle of Canticles and Song of Solomon)
Zachariah
Zephaniah

New Testament (NT)

Abbreviation Book title

Acts
Apoc.
Col.
1 Cor.
2 Cor.
Eph.
Gal.
Heb.
Jas.
John
1 John
2 John
Jude
Luke
Mark
Matt.
1 Pet.
2 Pet.
Phil.
Philem.
Rev.
Rom.
1 Thess.
2 Thess.
1 Tim.
2 Tim.
Tit.

Acts
Apocalypse (also called Revelation)
Colossians
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Ephesians
Galatians
Hebrews
James
John
1 John
2 John
Jude
Luke
Mark
Matthew
1 Peter
2 Peter
Philippians
Philemon
Revelation (also called Apocalypse)
Romans
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus

Apocrypha (Apocr.)

Abbreviation Book title

Bar.
Bel and Dr.
Ecclus.
1 Esd.
2 Esd.
Esth (Apocr.)
Jth.
1 Macc.
2 Macc.
Pr. of Man.
Sg. of 3 Childr.
Sir.
Sus.
Tob.
Wis.
Wisd. of Sol.

Baruch
Bel and the Dragon
Ecclesiasticus (also called Sirach)
1 Esdras
2 Esdras
Esther (Apocrypha)
Judith
1 Maccabees
2 Maccabees
Prayer of Manasseh
Song of Three Children
Sirach (also called Ecclesiasticus)
Susanna
Tibit
Wisdom (also called Wisdom of Solomon)
Wisdom of Solomon (also called Wisdom)

For further information on these resources, contact
Margaret L. Benner
benner@towson.edu