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Abbreviations

 

Ancient Documents

The following abbreviations are used in the JESUSdatabase and in related documents on this site.

Acts - Acts of the Apostles
ApJas - Apocryphon of James [= Secret Book of James, SecJas]

Barn - Barnabas

1Clem - 1 Clement
2Clem - 2 Clement
1Cor - 1 Corinthians
2Cor - 2 Corinthians

DialSav, DS - Dialogue of the Savior
Did - Didache

Fayyum - Fayyum Fragment

GEbi - Gospel of the Ebionites
GEger - Egerton Gospel
GEgy - Gospel of the Egyptians
GHeb - Gospel of the Hebrews
GMary - Gospel of Mary
GNaz - Gospel of the Nazarenes
GPet - Gospel of Peter

HermMan - Shepherd of Hermas, Mandates
HermSim - Shepherd of Hermas, Similitudes
HermVis - Shepherd of Hermas, Visions

IgnEph - Ignatius, To the Ephesians
IgnPhld - Ignatius, To the Philadelphians
IgnPol, Ignatius, To Polycarp
IgnSmyr - Ignatius, To the Smyrnaeans
IgnTral - Ignatius, To the Trallians
InJas - Infancy Gospel of James
InThom - Infancy Gospel of Thomas

Jas - James
John - John (also simply J)
1John - 1 John

K - Gospel of Mark

L - Special Luke
Luke
- Gospel of Luke
LXX - Greek version(s) of the Hebrew Bible, with significant variations from the Hebrew version.

M - Special Matthew
Mark
- Gospel of Mark (also simply K)
Matt - Gospel of Matthew

P - Paul. Pauline writings
1Pet - 1 Peter
2Pet - 2 Peter
PolPhil - Polycarp, To the Philippians
POxy1 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1
POxy654 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 654
POxy655 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 655
POxy840 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 840
POxy1224 - Papyrus Oxyrhynchus 1224
PViennaG 2325 - Papyrus Vindobonensis Greek 2325

Q - Sayings Gospel Q

Rev - Revelation to John

SecMk - Secret Mark
SecJas, SJas - Secret Book of James [=Apocryphon of James, ApJas]

T - Gospel of Thomas
1Thess - 1 Thessalonians
2Thess - 2 Thessalonians
Thom - Gospel of Thomas (also, GThom or simply T)
1Tim - 1 Timothy
2Tim - 2 Timothy

 

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