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ANET Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. Edited by James B. Pritchard. 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969.

art. article

AT author’s translation

b. born

BCE before the Common Era (= before Christ)

ca. circa, approximately

CE Common Era (= AD)

CEB Common English Bible, 2011

cf. confer, compare

ch./chs. chapter/chapters

d. died

DtrH Deuteronomistic History: Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings

ed. edition/editor

e.g. exempli gratia, for example

emph. emphasis

Eng. versification in most English translations

esp. especially

et al. et alia, and others

etc. et cetera, and the rest

Gk. Greek

HALOT Koehler, L., W. Baumgartner, and J. J. Stamm. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated and edited under the supervision of M. E. J. Richardson. 5 vols. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994-2000.

Heb. Hebrew

i.e. id est, that is

KJV King James Version of the Bible, 1611

lit. literally

LXX Septuagint, ancient Greek translation of the OT

ME The Mennonite Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. Edited by Cornelius J. Dyck and Dennis D. Martin. Scottdale, PA; Waterloo, ON: Herald Press, 1990.

m. masculine

MBCF 1999 Confession of Faith: Commentary and Pastoral Application. Winnipeg, MB: (Mennonite Brethren) Board of Faith and Life, and Kindred Productions, 2000. http://www.usmb.org/menus/confession-of-faith-detailed-version.html

MCF 1995 Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1995. http://mennoniteusa.org/confession-of-faith/

MT versification/readings in the Masoretic Text, the standard Hebrew version of the OT, preserved by Masoretes, a group of early medieval Jewish scribes

n note, as in 168n13 (page 168, note 13)

NASB New American Standard Bible, 1995

NIV New International Version of the Bible, 2011 (Note: In BCBC volumes published before 2011, "NIV" = NIV 1984)

NIV 1984 New International Version of the Bible, 1984

NJPS New Jewish Publication Society version of the Bible, 1999

NLT New Living Translation of the Bible 2d ed., 2004

NRSV New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1989

NRSVue New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, updated edition, 2023

NT New Testament

OT Old Testament

pl. plural

1QM Milḥamah, or War Scroll

1QSa Rule of the Congregation (1QS, Appendix a)

rev. revised

RSV Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1952

sg. singular

TBC Text in Biblical Context, in the commentary

TLC Text in the Life of the Church, in the commentary

TNIV Today’s New International Version of the Bible, 2005

v./vv. verse/verses

WT Worship Together [hymnal]. Edited by Clarence Hiebert, et al. Fresno, CA: Board of Faith and Life of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1995.

Books of the Christian Canons

Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

Gen esis

Exod us

Lev iticus

Num bers

Deut eronomy

Josh ua

Judg es

Ruth

1 Sam uel

2 Sam uel

1 Kings

2 Kings

1 Chron icles

2 Chron icles

Ezra

Neh emiah

Esther

Job

Ps alms

Prov erbs

Eccles iastes

Song of Sol omon

Isa iah

Jer emiah

Lam entations

Ezek iel

Hos ea

Joel

Amos

Obad iah

Mic ah

Nah um

Hab akkuk

Zeph aniah

Hag gai

Zech ariah

Mal achi

New Testament

Matt hew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

Rom ans

1 Cor inthians

2 Cor inthians

Gal atians

Eph esians

Phil ippians

Col ossians

1 Thess alonians

2 Thess alonians

1 Tim othy

2 Tim othy

Titus

Philem on

Heb rews

James

1 Pet er

2 Pet er

1 John

2 John

3 John

Jude

Re elation

Apocrypha

Tob it

Jth Judith

Rest of Esther

Wisd(om) of Sol omon

Ecclus Ecclesiasticus (Sirach, Ben Sira)

Bar uch

Letter of Jer emiah

Song of Thr ee Jews

Sus anna

Bel (and the Dragon)

1 Macc abees

2 Macc abees

3 Macc abees

4 Macc abees

1 Esd ras

2 Esd ras

Pr(ayer) of Man asseh

Ps(alm) 151

Pronunciation Guide for Certain Transliterated Hebrew Consonants

’ (not pronounced)

‘ (not pronounced)

ḥ ch (Scottish loch)

ṣ ts

ś s

š sh

ṭ t

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+[[file:ADB_logo_letters.jpg|x20px]]   '''[[Anabaptist Dictionary of the Bible|Home]] [[A]] [[B]] [[C]] [[D]] [[E]] [[F]] [[G]] [[H]] [[I]] [[J]] [[K]] [[L]] [[M]] [[N]] [[O]] [[P]] [[Q]] [[R]] [[S]] [[T]] [[U]] [[V]] [[W]] [[X]] [[Y]] [[Z]] [[Abbreviations]] [[Glossary]]'''
+----
+== General ==
+''ANET''	''Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament''. Edited by James B. Pritchard. 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969.
-ANET	Ancient Near Eastern Texts Relating to the Old Testament. Edited by James B. Pritchard. 3rd ed. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1969.
 art.	article
@@ Line 11: / Line 13: @@
 BCE	before the Common Era (= before Christ)
-ca.	circa, approximately
+ca.	''circa'', approximately
 CE	Common Era (= AD)
@@ Line 17: / Line 19: @@
 CEB	Common English Bible, 2011
-cf.	confer, compare
+cf.	''confer'', compare
 ch./chs.	chapter/chapters
@@ Line 23: / Line 25: @@
 d.	died
-DtrH	Deuteronomistic History: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
+DtrH	Deuteronomistic History: Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, 1-2 Kings
 ed.	edition/editor
-e.g.	exempli gratia, for example
+e.g.	''exempli gratia'', for example
 emph.	emphasis
@@ Line 35: / Line 37: @@
 esp.	especially
-et al. 	et alia, and others
+et al. 	''et alia'', and others
-etc. 	et cetera, and the rest
+etc. 	''et cetera'', and the rest
-HALOT	Koehler, L., W. Baumgartner, and J. J. Stamm. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated and edited under the supervision of M. E. J. Richardson. 5 vols. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994-2000.
+Gk.	Greek
+HALOT	Koehler, L., W. Baumgartner, and J. J. Stamm. ''The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament''. Translated and edited under the supervision of M. E. J. Richardson. 5 vols. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1994-2000.
 Heb.	Hebrew
-i.e.	id est, that is
+i.e.	''id est'', that is
-KJV	King James Version of the Bible
+KJV	King James Version of the Bible, 1611
 lit.	literally
@@ Line 51: / Line 55: @@
 LXX	Septuagint, ancient Greek translation of the OT
-ME	The Mennonite Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. Edited by Cornelius J. Dyck and Dennis D. Martin. Scottdale, PA; Waterloo, ON: Herald Press, 1990.
+ME	''The Mennonite Encyclopedia.'' Vol. 5. Edited by Cornelius J. Dyck and Dennis D. Martin. Scottdale, PA; Waterloo, ON: Herald Press, 1990.
 m.	masculine
-MBCF 1999	Confession of Faith: Commentary and Pastoral Application. Winnipeg, MB: (Mennonite Brethren) Board of Faith and Life, and Kindred Productions, 2000. http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/theology/confession_of_faith/detailed_version/.
+MBCF 1999	''Confession of Faith: Commentary and Pastoral Application''. Winnipeg, MB: (Mennonite Brethren) Board of Faith and Life, and Kindred Productions, 2000. http://www.usmb.org/menus/confession-of-faith-detailed-version.html
-MCF 1995	Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1995, http://www.mcusa-archives.org/library/resolutions/1995/index.html.
+MCF 1995	''Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective''. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1995. http://mennoniteusa.org/confession-of-faith/
 MT	versification/readings in the Masoretic Text, the standard Hebrew version of the OT, preserved by Masoretes, a group of early medieval Jewish scribes
@@ Line 65: / Line 69: @@
 NASB	New American Standard Bible, 1995
-NIV	New International Version of the Bible, 2011
+NIV	New International Version of the Bible, 2011 (Note: In BCBC volumes published before 2011, "NIV" = NIV 1984)
 NIV 1984	New International Version of the Bible, 1984
@@ Line 71: / Line 75: @@
 NJPS	New Jewish Publication Society version of the Bible, 1999
-NLT	New Living Translation of the Bible
+NLT	New Living Translation of the Bible 2d ed., 2004
+NRSV	New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1989
-NRSV	New Revised Standard Version of the Bible
+NRSVue	New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, updated edition, 2023
 NT	New Testament
@@ Line 87: / Line 93: @@
 rev.	revised
-RSV	Revised Standard Version of the Bible
+RSV	Revised Standard Version of the Bible, 1952
 sg.	singular
@@ Line 95: / Line 101: @@
 TLC	Text in the Life of the Church, in the commentary
-TNIV	Today’s New International Version of the Bible
+TNIV	Today’s New International Version of the Bible, 2005
 v./vv.	verse/verses
-WT	Worship Together [hymnal]. Edited by Clarence Hiebert et al. Fresno, CA: Board of Faith and Life of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1995.
+WT	''Worship Together'' [hymnal]. Edited by Clarence Hiebert, et al. Fresno, CA: Board of Faith and Life of the Mennonite Brethren Churches, 1995.
+== Books of the Christian Canons ==
+==== Old Testament/Hebrew Bible ====
+Gen esis
+Exod us
+Lev iticus
+Num bers
+Deut eronomy
+Josh ua
+Judg es
+Ruth
+Sam uel
+Sam uel
+Kings
+Kings
+Chron icles
+Chron icles
+Ezra
+Neh emiah
+Esther
+Job
+Ps alms
+Prov erbs
+Eccles iastes
+Song of Sol omon
+Isa iah
+Jer emiah
+Lam entations
+Ezek iel
+Hos ea
+Joel
+Amos
+Obad iah
+Mic ah
+Nah um
+Hab akkuk
+Zeph aniah
+Hag gai
+Zech ariah
+Mal achi
+==== New Testament ====
+Matt hew
+Mark
+Luke
+John
+Acts
+Rom ans
+Cor inthians
+Cor inthians
+Gal atians
+Eph esians
+Phil ippians
+Col ossians
+Thess alonians
+Thess alonians
+Tim othy
+Tim othy
+Titus
+Philem on
+Heb rews
+James
+Pet er
+Pet er
+John
+John
+John
+Jude
+Re elation
+==== Apocrypha ====
+Tob it
+Jth   Judith
+Rest of Esther
+Wisd(om) of Sol omon
+Ecclus   Ecclesiasticus (Sirach, Ben Sira)
+Bar uch
+Letter of Jer emiah
+Song of Thr ee Jews
+Sus anna
+Bel (and the Dragon)
+Macc abees
+Macc abees
+Macc abees
+Macc abees
+Esd ras
+Esd ras
+Pr(ayer) of Man asseh
+Ps(alm) 151
-'''Pronunciation Guide for Certain Transliterated Hebrew Consonants'''
+== Pronunciation Guide for Certain Transliterated Hebrew Consonants ==
 ’	(not pronounced)