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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
