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OSIS Book Abbreviations

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Introduction

What follows is a list of abbreviations for books of the Bible, for use with OSIS and Sword as standard book IDs. The basis for most of these works is the SBL Handbook of Style^[6][1]. The intent of this list is to provide abbreviations for all texts considered by any extant Jewish or Christian sect to be a part of the Bible and for all texts included within significant historical works considered Bibles. Texts that are essentially sectarian in nature are not included in this list, though a work with recognized antiquity separate from the community that currently uses it may be included in this list even if only one sect currently recognizes it as biblical. Historical canon lists are also not considered authoritative for the purposes of this list. For the purposes of this list, historical works considered Bibles includes works of which there are numerous copies, such as the Vulgate or LXX, as well as important manuscripts, such as Codex Sinaiticus. While the SBL Handbook of Style provides most of the data included here, there are some ambiguities and omissions in its presentation. Ambiguities are clarified here primarily on the assumption that first mention is primary and preferential. Omissions are filled in by following practices illustrated in abbreviation of other books included by the SBL Handbook of Style and by reference to abbreviations in use by other parties. The decisions about what books should be considered canonical were made largely on the basis of Hans Peter Rüger's "The Extent of the Old Testament Canon"^[7][2], Paul Harvey's table of canons^[8][3], Wikipedia's article on Biblical canon^[9][4], and similar canon lists.

To the extent possible, Paratext abbreviations have been given for each book, based in large part on BFBS' data^[10][5]. However, many of the Paratext abbreviations given here are rare, deprecated, considered obsolete, or not formally standardized.

The sections marked with *, consisting of the Old & New Testaments, Apocrypha, and additional texts found in Rahlfs' LXX and the Vulgate, are the most common texts and those most likely to be encountered in documents, especially documents produced within Western church traditions. Books marked with a † are absent from the SBL Handbook of Style, so their abbreviations are synthesized.

Exhaustive though this document attempts to be, there are inevitably omissions which may be addressed in future versions. Lists of IDs for other, extra-biblical, books (pseudepigrapha, NT apocrypha, etc.) may be found elsewhere and may serve as an additional resource for Bibles with books not included here.

Abbreviations

osisID Book Name Alternate Names Paratext Abbreviation

Old Testament* (39) Gen Genesis GEN Exod Exodus EXO Lev Leviticus LEV Num Numbers NUM Deut Deuteronomy DEU Josh Joshua JOS Judg Judges JDG Ruth Ruth RUT 1Sam 1 Samuel 1SA 2Sam 2 Samuel 2SA 1Kgs 1 Kings 1KI 2Kgs 2 Kings 2KI 1Chr 1 Chronicles 1CH 2Chr 2 Chronicles 2CH Ezra Ezra EZR Neh Nehemiah NEH Esth Esther^[11][6] EST Job Job JOB Ps Psalms PSA Prov Proverbs PRO Eccl Ecclesiastes Qohelet ECC Song Song of Solomon Canticle of Canticles SNG Isa Isaiah ISA Jer Jeremiah JER Lam Lamentations LAM Ezek Ezekiel EZK Dan Daniel DAN Hos Hosea HOS Joel Joel JOL Amos Amos AMO Obad Obadiah OBA Jonah Jonah JON Mic Micah MIC Nah Nahum NAM Hab Habakkuk HAB Zeph Zephaniah ZEP Hag Haggai HAG Zech Zechariah ZEC Mal Malachi MAL

New Testament* (27) Matt Matthew MAT Mark Mark MRK Luke Luke LUK John John JHN Acts Acts ACT Rom Romans ROM 1Cor 1 Corinthians 1CO 2Cor 2 Corinthians 2CO Gal Galatians GAL Eph Ephesians EPH Phil Philippians PHP Col Colossians COL 1Thess 1 Thessalonians 1TH 2Thess 2 Thessalonians 2TH 1Tim 1 Timothy 1TI 2Tim 2 Timothy 2TI Titus Titus TIT Phlm Philemon PHM Heb Hebrews HEB Jas James JAS 1Pet 1 Peter 1PE 2Pet 2 Peter 2PE 1John 1 John 1JN 2John 2 John 2JN 3John 3 John 3JN Jude Jude JUD Rev Revelation REV

Apocrypha/Deuterocanon* (22) Tob Tobit TOB Jdt Judith JDT EsthGr Greek Esther † ESG AddEsth Additions to Esther ADE Wis Wisdom Wisdom of Solomon WIS SirP Sirach Prologue † Sir Sirach Ecclesiasticus SIR Bar Baruch BAR EpJer Letter of Jeremiah ^[12][7] LJE DanGr Greek Daniel † DAG AddDan Additions to Daniel PrAzar Prayer of Azariah Song of the Three Children S3Y Sus Susanna SUS Bel Bel and the Dragon BEL 1Macc 1 Maccabees 1MA 2Macc 2 Maccabees 2MA 3Macc 3 Maccabees 3MA 4Macc 4 Maccabees 4MA PrMan Prayer of Manasseh ^[13][8] MAN 1Esd 1 Esdras 1ES 2Esd 2 Esdras ^[14][9] 2ES AddPs Psalm 151 † ^[15][10] PS2

Rahlfs' LXX* (2) Odes Odes † ODA PssSol Psalms of Solomon PSS

Rahlfs' variant books* (6) JoshA Joshua A † ^[16][11] JSA JudgB Judges B † ^[17][12] JDB TobS Tobit S † ^[18][13] TBS SusTh Susanna θ † ^[19][14] SST DanTh Daniel θ † ^[20][15] DNT BelTh Bel and the Dragon θ † ^[21][16] BLT

Vulgate & other later Latin mss* (6) EpLao Epistle to the Laodiceans LAO 5Ezra 5 Ezra ^[22][17] 5EZ 4Ezra 4 Ezra Ezra Apocalypse^[23][18] EZA 6Ezra 6 Ezra ^[24][19] 6EZ PrSol Prayer of Solomon † ^[25][20] PSO PrJer Prayer of Jeremiah † PJE

Ethiopian Orthodox Canon/Ge'ez Translation Additions^[26][21] (7) 1En 1 Enoch Ethiopic (Apocalypse of) Enoch ENO Jub Jubilees JUB 4Bar 4 Baruch Paraleipomena Jeremiou 4BA 1Meq 1 Meqabyan † 1MQ 2Meq 2 Meqabyan † 2MQ 3Meq 3 Meqabyan † 3MQ Rep Reproof † Tegsas/Tegsats/Taagsas^[27][22] REP AddJer Additions to Jeremiah Rest of Jeremiah^[28][23] PsJos Pseudo-Josephus † Jossipon; Joseph ben Gorion's Medieval History of the Jews^[29][24]

Armenian Orthodox Canon Additions (7/19) EpCorPaul Epistle of the Corinthians to Paul † COP 3Cor 3 Corinthians 3CO WSir Words of Sirach † WSI PrEuth Prayer of Euthalius † EUT DormJohn Dormition of John † DOJ JosAsen Joseph and Asenath ^[30][25] T12Patr Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs (composed of:) ^[31][26] T12Patr.TAsh Testament of Asher T12Patr.TBenj Testament of Benjamin T12Patr.TDan Testament of Dan T12Patr.TGad Testament of Gad T12Patr.TIss Testament of Issachar T12Patr.TJos Testament of Joseph T12Patr.TJud Testament of Judah T12Patr.TLevi Testament of Levi T12Patr.TNaph Testament of Naphtali T12Patr.TReu Testament of Reuben T12Patr.TSim Testament of Simeon T12Patr.TZeb Testament of Zebulun

Peshitta/Syriac Orthodox Canon (4) 2Bar 2 Baruch (Syriac) Apocalypse of Baruch 2BA EpBar Letter of Baruch † ^[32][27] LBA 5ApocSyrPss Additional Syriac Psalms 5 Apocryphal Syriac Psalms PS3 JosephusJWvi Josephus' Jewish War VI † ^[33][28]^[34][29]

Apostolic Fathers (19/22) 1Clem 1 Clement ^[35][30] 1CL 2Clem 2 Clement ^[36][31] 2CL IgnEph Ignatius to the Ephesians IgnMagn Ignatius to the Magnesians IgnTrall Ignatius to the Trallians IgnRom Ignatius to the Romans IgnPhld Ignatius to the Philadelphians IgnSmyrn Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans IgnPol Ignatius to Polycarp PolPhil Polycarp to the Philippians MartPol Martyrdom of Polycarp Did Didache ^[37][32] DID Barn Barnabas ^[38][33] [DEL: LBA :DEL] ^[39][34] Herm Shepherd of Hermas (comprised of:) ^[40][35] SHE Herm.Mand Shepherd of Hermas, Mandates Herm.Sim Shepherd of Hermas, Similitudes Herm.Vis Shepherd of Hermas, Visions Diogn Diognetus AposCreed Apostles' Creed † PapFrag Fragments of Papias † RelElders Reliques of the Elders † QuadFrag Fragment of Quadratus †

Other (2) TatDiat Diatessaron Tatian's Diatessaron/Tatian^[41][36] PsMet Metrical Psalms † ^[42][37] PSB

References

1. [43]↑ Alexander, Patrick H. et al., eds., The SBL Handbook of
   Style: for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and early Christian
   studies, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), 74-84.
2. [44]↑ Rüger, Hans Peter. "The Extent of the Old Testament Canon,"
   in The Apocrypha in Ecumenical Perspective (ed. Siegfired Meurer;
   Reading: United Bible Societies, 1991), 151-60.
3. [45]↑ Harvey, Paul. A Table of Canons of the Bible.
   [46]http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/history/tab.can.txt.
4. [47]↑ [48]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_canon
5. [49]↑ Rees, Neil. Analysis of canonical issues in Paratext. British
   & Foreign Bible Society.
   [50]http://lc.bfbs.org.uk/e107_files/downloads/canonicalissuesinpar
   atext.pdf
6. [51]↑ In the case of the book of Esther, the same abbreviation,
   "Esth", should be used for both versions from the Hebrew tradition
   and from the longer Greek text.
7. [52]↑ (= Bar.6)
8. [53]↑ (= Odes.14)
9. [54]↑ This is the Latin Esdras which goes by various other names,
   consisting of 4Ezra, 5Ezra, and 6Ezra. Do not use this ID to refer
   to the LXX book that consists of Ezra and Neh.

10. [55]↑ Because it ends in a number, the standard SBL abbreviation Ps151 is not a legal as a book name in Sword. Accordingly, AddPs is used in its stead, within Sword.

11. [56]↑ Joshua from Cod. Alexandrinus (vs. Vaticanus)

12. [57]↑ Judges from Cod. Vaticanus (vs. Alexandrinus)

13. [58]↑ Tobit from Cod. Sinaiticus (vs. Vaticanus & Alexandrinus)

14. [59]↑ Susanna from Theodotion (vs. LXX)

15. [60]↑ Daniel from Theodotion (vs. LXX)

16. [61]↑ Bel and the Dragon from Theodotion (vs. LXX)

17. [62]↑ (= Bible.NRSVA:2Esd.1-2Esd.2)

18. [63]↑ (= Bible.NRSVA:2Esd.3-2Esd.14)

19. [64]↑ (= Bible.NRSVA:2Esd.15-2Esd.16)

20. [65]↑ (= Sir.52)

21. [66]↑ These additions focus on the Narrower Canon of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church; its Wider Canon adds, besides the books listed here, 8 books to its New Testament only for the purpose of having an 81-book canon and are not included in any actual printed "Bibles". This list is based largely on: Mikre-Sellassie, G. A. 1993. "The Bible and Its Canon in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church." TBT 44/1:111-123. [67][1]

22. [68]↑ (= Prov.25-Prov.31)

23. [69]↑ (= EpBar, 4Bar)

24. [70]↑ Part of the narrower canon, according to Fetha Nägäst, p. 15: [71]http://www.ethiopianorthodox.org/biography/01thelawofkings.pdf

25. [72]↑ Appears in 1269 Erznka Bible, others

26. [73]↑ Appears in 1666 Oskan Bible, others(?)

27. [74]↑ (= 2Bar.78-2Bar.86)

28. [75]↑ SBL gives Josephus J.W. as the abbreviation for Jewish War. The addition of vi is to signify that this is only the 6th book of the Jewish War.

29. [76]↑ Appears in Antonio Ceriani's Translatio Syra Peshitto and other editions, where it is identified as 5 Maccabees. SBL identifies 5 Maccabees as a different work, in Arabic.

30. [77]↑ Appears in Cod. Vaticanus, Hierosolymitanus

31. [78]↑ Appears in Cod. Vaticanus, Hierosolymitanus

32. [79]↑ Appears in Cod. Hierosolymitanus

33. [80]↑ Appears in Cod. Sinaiticus, Hierosolymitanus; Included in Cod. Claromontanus

34. [81]↑ This collides with the adopted code for EpBar

35. [82]↑ Appears in Cod. Sinaiticus; Included in Muratonian Fragment (worthiness affirmed but canonicity denied), Cod. Claromontanus

36. [83]↑ Appears in Cod. Fuldensis; Latin language gospel harmony

37. [84]↑ Alternate book of Psalms in poetic form

38. wiki.crosswire.org/Category:OSIS

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