Biblical Book Names & Abbreviations - Nombres y Abreviaciones de los Libros de la Biblia

Biblical Book Names & Abbreviations
Nombres y Abreviaciones de los Libros de la Biblia
(in English and Spanish; en Inglés y en Español)
Felix Just, S.J., Ph.D.

#	Biblical Book Name	Abbreviations*	Nombre del Libro Bíblico	Abreviaciones
1	Genesis	Gen, Ge, Gn	Génesis	Gén, Gn
2	Exodus	Exod, Ex	Éxodo	Éxod, Éx
3	Leviticus	Lev, Lv, Le	Levítico	Lev, Lv
4	Numbers	Num, Nm, Nu	Números	Núm, Nm
5	Deuteronomy	Deut, Dt, De, Du	Deuteronomio	Deut, Dt
6	Joshua	Josh, Jos, Jo	Josué	Jos
7	Judges	Judg, Jdg, Jgs	Jueces	Jue, Jc
8	Ruth	Ruth, Ru	Rut	Rut, Rt
9	1 Samuel	1 Sam, 1Sm, 1Sa	1 Samuel	1 Sam, 1 Sm
10	2 Samuel	2 Sam, 2Sm, 2Sa	2 Samuel	2 Sam, 2 Sm
11	1 Kings	1 Kgs, 1Kg, 1Ki	1 Reyes	1 Rey, 1 Re
12	2 Kings	2 Kgs, 2Kg, 2Ki	2 Reyes	2 Rey, 2 Re
13	1 Chronicles	1 Chr, 1 Chron, 1Ch	1 Crónicas	1 Cró, 1 Cr
14	2 Chronicles	2 Chr, 2 Chron, 2Ch	2 Crónicas	2 Cró, 2 Cr
15	Ezra	Ezra, Ezr	Esdras	Esd, Es
16	Nehemiah	Neh, Ne	Nehemías	Neh, Ne
17	Tobit	Tob, Tb	Tobías	Tob
18	Judith	Jdt, Jth	Judit	Jdt
19	Esther	Esth, Est, Es	Ester	Est
20	1 Maccabees	1 Macc, 1Mc, 1Ma	1 Macabeos	1 Mac
21	2 Maccabees	2 Macc, 2Mc, 2Ma	2 Macabeos	2 Mac
22	Job	Job, Jb	Job	Job
23	Psalms	Ps (pl. Pss)	Salmos	Sal
24	Proverbs	Prov, Prv, Pr	Proverbios	Prov, Pro, Pr
25	Ecclesiastes or Qoheleth	Eccl, Eccles, Ec or Qoh	Eclesiastés	Ecl, Ec
26	Song of Songs or Canticle of Canticles	Song, SS, So, Sg or Cant, Can	Cantar de los Cantares	Cant
27	Wisdom (of Solomon)	Wis, Ws	Sabiduría	Sab
28	Sirach or Ecclesiasticus	Sir or Ecclus	Sirácides o Eclesiástico	Sir, Si o Eclo
29	Isaiah	Isa, Is	Isaías	Is
30	Jeremiah	Jer, Je	Jeremías	Jer, Jr
31	Lamentations	Lam, La	Lamentaciones	Lam
32	Baruch	Bar, Ba	Baruc	Bar, Ba
33	Ezekiel	Ezek, Ezk, Ez	Ezequiel	Ezeq, Ez
34	Daniel	Dan, Dn, Da	Daniel	Dan, Dn
35	Hosea	Hos, Ho	Oseas	Os
36	Joel	Joel, Joe, Jl	Joel	Jl
37	Amos	Amos, Am	Amós	Am
38	Obadiah	Obad, Ob	Abdías	Abd
39	Jonah	Jonah, Jon	Jonás	Jon
40	Micah	Mic, Mi	Miqueas	Miq, Mi
41	Nahum	Nah, Na	Nahún	Nah, Na
42	Habakkuk	Hab, Hb	Habacuc	Hab
43	Zephaniah	Zeph, Zep	Sofonías	Sof, So
44	Haggai	Hag, Hg	Ageo	Ag
45	Zechariah	Zech, Zec	Zacarías	Zac, Za
46	Malachi	Mal, Ml	Malaquías	Mal
#	Biblical Book Name	Abbreviations	Nombre del Libro Bíblico	Abreviaciones
1	Matthew	Matt, Mat, Mt	Mateo	Mat, Mt
2	Mark	Mark, Mar, Mk	Marcos	Mar, Mc
3	Luke	Luke, Lk, Lu	Lucas	Luc, Lc
4	John	John, Jn, Jo	Juan	Juan, Jn
5	Acts of the Apostles	Acts, Ac	Hechos de los Apóstoles	Hech, Hch, He
6	Romans	Rom, Rm, Ro	Romanos	Rom
7	1 Corinthians	1 Cor, 1 Co, 1C	1 Corintios	1 Cor, 1 Co
8	2 Corinthians	2 Cor, 2 Co, 2C	2 Corintios	2 Cor, 2 Co
9	Galatians	Gal, Ga	Gálatas	Gál
10	Ephesians	Eph, Ep	Efesios	Efes, Ef
11	Philippians	Phil, Php	Filipenses	Fil, Flp
12	Colossians	Col, Co	Colosenses	Col
13	1 Thessalonians	1 Thess, 1 Thes, 1Th	1 Tesalonicenses	1 Tes
14	2 Thessalonians	2 Thess, 2 Thes, 2Th	2 Tesalonicenses	2 Tes
15	1 Timothy	1 Tim, 1 Tm, 1 Ti, 1T	1 Timoteo	1 Tim
16	2 Timothy	2 Tim, 2 Tm, 2 Ti, 2T	2 Timoteo	2 Tim
17	Titus	Titus, Tit, Ti	Tito	Tit, Ti
18	Philemon	Phlm, Philem, Phm	Filemón	Filem, Flm
19	Hebrews	Heb, He	Hebreos	Heb
20	James	Jas, Ja	Santiago	Sant, Stgo, St
21	1 Peter	1 Pet, 1 Pt, 1P	1 Pedro	1 Pe
22	2 Peter	2 Pet, 2 Pt, 2P	2 Pedro	2 Pe
23	1 John	1 John, 1 Jn, 1 Jo, 1J	1 Juan	1 Jn
24	2 John	2 John, 2 Jn, 2 Jo, 2J	2 Juan	2 Jn
25	3 John	3 John, 3 Jn, 3 Jo, 3J	3 Juan	3 Jn
26	Jude	Jude, Ju	Judas	Jds, Jud
27	Revelation (to John) or Apocalypse	Rev, Re, Rv or Apoc, Ap	Apocalipsis (de Juan)	Apoc, Ap

*Note: Some websites and religious publishers use very short abbreviations, consisting of only 1 or 2 letters, which sometimes causes confusion. For example:

Does "Jo" refer to the book of Joshua, or Job, or Jonah, or Joel, or John?
Does "Ju" refer to Judges or to Jude?
Does "Ez" refer to Ezra or Ezekiel?
Does "Ec" refer to Ecclesiates (Qoheleth) or Ecclesiasticus (Sirach)?
Does "Co" refer to "Colossians" or "Corinthians"?
Does "Ti" refer to Timothy or Titus?
Does "Is" refer to Isaiah or is it a form of the verb "to be"?

Thus, it is best generally to use abbreviations of at least three or four letters. The above table first, and in bold type, lists the abbreviations preferred by the Society of Biblical Literature (see http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS.pdf), followed by abbreviations sometimes used by other publishers and authors.