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Books of the Bible

This list contains the abbreviations used in the OED for books of the Bible.

Chr. Chronicles
Chron. Chronicles
Col. Colossians
Coloss. Colossians
Cor. Corinthians
Dan. Daniel
Deut. Deuteronomy
Eccl. Ecclesiastes
Eccles. Ecclesiastes
Eph. Ephesians
Ephes. Ephesians
Exod. Exodus
Ezek. Ezekiel
Gal. Galatians
Gen. Genesis
Hab. Habakkuk
Hag. Haggai
Heb. Hebrews
Hebr. Hebrews
Hos. Hosea
Isa. Isaiah
Jam. James
Jas. James
Jer. Jeremiah
Josh. Joshua
Jud. Judges
Judg. Judges
Kgs. Kings
Lam. Lamentations
Lament. Lamentations
Lev. Leviticus
Mal. Malachi
Matt. Matthew
Mic. Micah
Nah. Nahum
Neh. Nehemiah
Num. Numbers
Obad. Obadiah
Pet. Peter
Phil. Philippians
Philem. Philemon
Philipp. Philippians
Prov. Proverbs
Ps. Psalms
Rev. Revelation
Rom. Romans
Sam. Samuel
Sol. Song Song of Solomon
Song of Sol. Song of Solomon
Song Sol. Song of Solomon
Thess. Thessalonians
Tim. Timothy
Tit. Titus
Zech. Zechariah
Zeph. Zephaniah

The following list contains abbreviations used for the Apocrypha.

Bel & Dr. Bel and the Dragon
Ecclus. Ecclesiasticus
Esd. Esdras
Macc. Maccabees
Sus. Susanna
Wisd. Wisdom of Solomon

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