Books of the Bible.

THE BIBLE - NAMES AND ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

BOOK NAME

ABBREVIATION

BOOK NAME

ABBREVIATION

Genesis

Ge

Ecclesiastes

Ec

Exodus

Ex

Song of Solomon

(Canticles)

Ca

Levicticus

Le

Numbers

Nu

Isaiah

Isa

Deuteronomy

De

Jeremiah

Jer

Joshua

Jos

Lamentations

La

Judges

Jg

Ezekiel

Eze

Ruth

Ru

Daniel

Da

1 Samuel

1Sa

Hosea

Ho

2 Samuel

2Sa

Joel

Joe

1 Kings

1Ki

Amos

Am

2 Kings

2Ki

Obadiah

Ob

1 Chronicles

1Ch

Jonah

Jon

2 Chronicles

2Ch

Micah

Mic

Ezra

Ezr

Nahum

Na

Nehemiah

Ne

Habakkuk

Hab

Esther

Es

Zephaniah

Zep

Job

Job

Haggai

Hag

Psalms

Ps

Zechariah

Zec

Proverbs

Pr

Malachi

Mal

Apocrypha

Name of Book

Abbreviation

First Book of Esdras

1 Esd.

Second Book of Esdras

2 Esd.

Tobit

Tobit

Judith

Judith

Rest of Esther

Rest of Esth.

Wisdom of Solomon

Wisd.

Ecclesiasticus, Wisdom of Jesus the Son of Sirach

Ecclus., Sir.

Baruch

Baruch

Song of the Three Children

S. of III Ch.

Susanna

Sus.

Bel and the Dragon

Bel & Dr.

Prayer of Manasses

Pr. of Man.

First Book of Maccabees

1 Macc.

Second Book of Maccabees

2 Macc.

Definition:

Apocrypha / n. pl. (Also treated as sing.)

  1. Biblical writings not forming part of the accepted canon.
  2. (apocrypha) writings or reports not considered genuine.
[Middle English via ecclesiastical Latin apocrypha (scripta) 'hidden (writings)' from Greek apokruphos, from apokrupto 'hide away'.]

THE BIBLE - NAMES AND ORDER OF THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

BOOK NAME

ABBREVIATION

BOOK NAME

ABBREVIATION

Matthew

Mt

1 Timothy

1Ti

Mark

Mr

2 Timothy

2Ti

Luke

Lu

Titus

Tit

John

Joh

Philemon

Phm

Acts

Ac

Hebrews

Heb

Romans

Ro

James

Jas

1 Corinthians

1Co

1 Peter

1Pe

2 Corinthians

2Co

2 Peter

2Pe

Galatians

Ga

1 John

1Jo

Ephesians

Eph

2 John

2Jo

Philippians

Php

3 John

3Jo

Colossians

Col

Jude

Jude

1 Thessalonians

1Th

Revelation

Re

2 Thessalonians

2Th

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