Life of Christ - Reference

Reference Guide

ITEMS: ABBREVIATIONS:
Bible Versions
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
Revised Version R.V.
American Standard Am. Stan.
American Revision Am. Rev.
Revised Standard Version RSV
Ampliphied Bible AB
New American Standard Version NASV
New English Bible NEB
New International Version NIV
The Old Testament
Genesis Gen.
Exodus Ex.
Leviticus Lev.
Numbers Num.
Deuteronomy Deut.
Joshua Josh.
Judges Judg.
Ruth Ruth
1 Samuel 1 Sam.
2 Samuel 2 Sam.
1 Kings 1 Kin.
2 Kings 2 Kin.
1 Chronicles 1 Chr.
2 Chronicles 2 Chr.
Ezra Ezra
Nehemiah Neh.
Esther Esth.
Job Job
Psalms Ps.
Proverbs Prov.
Ecclesiastes Eccl.
Song of Solomon Song
Isaiah Is., Isa.
Jeremiah Jer.
Lamentations Lam.
Ezekiel Ezek.
Daniel Dan.
Hosea Hos.
Joel Joel
Amos Amos
Obadiah Obad.
Jonah Jon.
Micah Mic.
Nahum Nah.
Habakkuk Hab.
Zephaniah Zeph.
Haggai Hag.
Zechariah Zech.
Malachi Mal.
The New Testament
Matthew Matt.
Mark Mk.
Luke Lk.
John Jn.
Acts Acts
Romans Rom.
1 Corinthians 1 Cor.
2 Corinthians 2 Cor.
Galatians Gal.
Ephesians Eph.
Philippians Phil.
Colossians Col.
1 Thessalonians 1 Thess.
2 Thessalonians 2 Thess.
1 Timothy 1 Tim.
2 Timothy 2 Tim.
Titus Titus
Philemon Philem.
Hebrews Heb.
James Jas.
1 Peter 1 Pet.
2 Peter 2 Pet.
1 John 1 Jn.
2 John 2 Jn.
3 John 3 Jn.
Jude Jude
Revelation Rev.
Special Abbreviations
Bible Bib.
Also known as a.k.a.
Amplifying/clarifying text see
And others et al.
And so forth etc.
Arabic Arab.
Aramaic Aram.
Before Christ B.C.
Chapter, chapters ch., chs., chap., chaps.
Commentary Com.
Contrasting text contra.
Corroborative text , compare cf.
Critical Cri.
Dictionary Dic.
East E
Expository Exp.
Following verse,
following verses f., ff.
Foot, feet ft.
For example e.g.
Gallon, gallons gal.
Greek Gr., Gk.
Hebrew Heb.
Inch, inches in.
International Int.
In the year of our Lord A.D.
Latin Lat.
Literally lit.
Manuscript, manuscripts ms., mss.
Midnight to noon a.m.
Mile, miles mi.
Mount Mt.
New Testament NT
Noon to Midnight p.m.
North N
Old Testament OT
Ounce, ounces oz.
Pint, pints pt.
Plural pl.
Pound, pounds lb.
Professor Prof.
Quart, quarts qt.
Septuagint - an ancient trans-
lation of the Old Testament
into Greek LXX
Singular sing.
South S
Syriac Syriac
Testament Test.
That is i.e.
Verse, verses v., vv.
Versions - ancient transla-
tions of the Bible vss.
Vulgate - an ancient transla-
tion of the Bible into Latin,
translated and edited by Je-
rome Vg.
West W
Months of the year
January Jan.
February Feb.
March Mar.
April Apr.
May May
June June
July July
August Aug.
September Sept.
October Oct.
November Nov.
December Dec.

Explanation of Format

The format of this web site is designed with the intention of enhancing the vividness and quality of Holy Scripture, hopefully assisting the student in personal study. To this end, a few special features have been incorporated in each lesson of the Life of Christ in the Synoptic Gospels portion of this web site.

King James Version

Portions of Bible verses to be studied in each lesson are presented in Bold type face and are taken from the King James Version. Occasionally in a study text, additional standard Bible versions are mentioned.

Quotation Marks

Quotation marks in the text of each lesson follow modern English usage. For easier reading, only the marks denoting the most recently opened quotation are repeated in a new paragraph.

Referring to Deity

Personal pronouns and certain nouns are capitalized when they refer to Deity.

Topical Headings

Topical running heads, printed throughout a lesson, indicate the important subject of the material on that page or in the next paragraph(s).