The Writer's Desk Book / Being a Reference Volume upon Questions of Punctuation, Capitalization, Spelling, Division of Words, Indention, Spacing, Italics, Abbreviations, Accents, Numerals, Faulty Diction, Letter Writing, Postal Regulations, Etc.

by William Dana Orcutt

9. SCRIPTURAL ABBREVIATIONS

OLD TESTAMENT (O. T.)

• Gen.
• Exod.
• Lev.
• Num.
• Deut.
• Josh.
• Judg.
• Ruth
• I and II Sam.
• I and II Kings
• I and II Chron.
• Ezra
• Neh.
• Esth.
• Job
• Ps. (Pss.)
• Prov.
• Eccles.
• Song of Sol. (or Cant.)
• Isa.
• Jer.
• Lam.
• Ezek.
• Dan.
• Hos.
• Joel
• Amos
• Obad.
• Jonah
• Mic.
• Nah.
• Hab.
• Zeph.
• Hag.
• Zech.
• Mal.

NEW TESTAMENT (N. T.)

• Matt.
• Mark
• Luke
• John
• Acts
• Rom.
• I and II Cor.
• Gal.
• Eph.
• Phil.
• Col.
• I and II Thess.
• I and II Tim.
• Titus
• Philem.
• Heb.
• Jas.
• I and II Pet.
• I, II, and III John
• Jude
• Rev.

APOCRYPHA

• I and II Esd.
• Tob. = Tobit
• Jud. = Judith
• Rest of Esther
• Wisd. of Sol.
• Eccles.
• Bar.
• Song of Three Children
• Sus.
• Bel and Dragon
• Pr. of Man.
• I, II, II, and IV Macc.