The following standard abbreviations and acronyms for theological journals and Biblical commentaries are found in academic literature in many languages.

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A
AASOR Annual of American Schools of Oriental Research
AB Anchor Bible
ABR Australian Biblical Review
ADAJ Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan
AGJU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des antiken Judentums und des Urchristientum
AGSU Arbeiten zur Geschichte des Spätjudentums und Urchristentums
AJSL American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literature
AJT Asia Journal of Theology
ALGHJ Arbeitum zur Literatur und Geschichte des hellenistchen Judentums
AnBib Analecta Biblica
ANET Ancient Near Eastern Texts, 3rd edn., James B. Pritchard, ed. Princeton, 1969.
ANRW Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt
ASNU Acta Seminarii Neotestamentici Upsaliensis
ASOR American Schools of Oriental Research
ASTI Annual of the Swedish Theological Institute
ATANT Abhandlungen zur Theologie des alten und Neuen Testaments
ATD Das Alte Testament Deutsch
ATR Anglican Theological Review
AusBibRev Australian Biblical Review
AUSS Andrews University Seminary Studies
AUSSDS Andrews University Seminary Studies Dissertation Series
     

B
BA Biblical Archaeologist
BAR Biblical Archaeology Review
BASOR Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
BAT Botschaft des Alten Testaments
BBB Bonner biblische Beiträge
BBR Bulletin for Biblical Research
BETL Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium
BETS Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society
BFCT Beiträge zur Förderung christlicher Theologie
BGBE Beitrãge zur Geschichre der biblischen Exegese
BHS Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
BI Biblical Interpretation
Bib Biblica
Bib Tod Bible Today
BiberOr Biblica et Orientalia. Rome: Biblical Institute Press.
BibRes Biblical Research
BibRev Bible Review
BibSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BibThBul Biblical Theology Bulletin
BibTod Bible Today
BJRL Bulletin of the John Rylands Library
BJS Brown Judaic Studies
BKAT Biblischer Kommentar: Altes Testament
BL Bampton Lectures
BN Biblische Notizen
BR Biblical Research
BS Bibliotheca Sacra
BSac Bibliotheca Sacra
BSC Bible Student's Commentary
BSNTS Bulletin of the Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas
BST Basel Studies in Theology
BST Bible Speaks Today
BTB Biblical Theological Bulletin
BWANT Beitrage zur Wissenschaft vom Alten und Neuen Testament
BU Biblische Untersuchungen
BZ Biblische Zeitschrift
BZAW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
BZNW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft
     

C
CAT Commentaire de l' Ancien Testament
CBC Cambridge Bible Commentary
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CBQMS Catholic Biblical Quarterly Monograph Series
CC Communicators Commentary
CEB Commentaire Evangélique de la Bible
CGSTJ China Graduate School of Theology Journal
CIL Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum
CJT Canadian Journal of Theology
CPh Classical philology
CSR Christian Scholar's Review
CTJ Calvin Theological Journal
CTM Concordia Theological Monthly
CTR Criswell Theological Review
CurTM Currents in Theology and Missions
  

D
DOTT Documents of Old Testament Times. D. Winton Thomas, ed. New York: Harper & Row, 1958.
DR Downside Review
DSB Daily Study Bible
  

E
EB Études Bibliques
EBib Études Bibliques
EBC Expositor's Bible Commentary
EJ Evangelical Journal
EJT European Journal of Theology
EphTL Ephemerides Théologiques et Lovanienses
EQ Evangelical Quarterly
EstBib Estudios biblicos
ETL Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses
ETRel Études Théologiques et Religieuses
EvQ Evangelical Quarterly
EvT Evangelische Theologie
EvTh Evangelische Theologie
Exp The Expositor
ExpT Expository Times
ExpTim Expository Times
  

F
FCI Foundation of Evangelical Interpretation Series
FN Filologia Neotestamentaria
FOTL Forms of Old Testament Literature Series
FRLANT Forschurgen zur Religion und Literatur des und Neuen Testament
FTS Frankfurter theologische Studien
  

G
GraceTJ Grace Theological Journal
GTJ Grace Theological Journal
GRBS Greek, Roman and Byzantine Studies
  

H
HAR Hebrew Annual Review
HAT Handbuch zum Alten Testament
HBT Horizons in Biblical Theology
HebAnnRev Hebrew Annual Review
HeyJ Heythrop Journal
Herm Hermathena
HS Hebrew Studies
HSMS Harvard Semitic Monograph Series
HTR Harvard Theological Review
HTS Harvard Theological Studies
HUCA Hebrew Union College Annual
  

I
IB Interpreter's Bible
IBS Irish Biblical Studies
ICC International Critical Commentary
ICS Illinois Classical Studies
IDB Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible
IDBS Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible Supplement series
IEJ Israel Exploration Journal
Int Interpretation
Interp. Interpretation
ISBE International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, revised
ITC International Theological Commentary
ITQ Irish Theological Quarterly
  

J
JAAR Journal of the American Academy of Religion
JAOS Journal of the American Oriental Society
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JBLDS Journal of Biblical Literature, Dissertation Series
JBLMS Journal of Biblical Literature, Monograph Series
JBR Journal of the Bible and Religion
JECS Journal of Early Christian Studies
JETS Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society
JJS Journal of Jewish Studies
JNES Journal of Near Eastern Studies
JNSL Journal of North West Semitic Languages
JNWSL Journal of North West Semitic Languages
JQR Jewish Quarterly Review
JPS Jewish Publication Society
JR Journal of Religion
Jrel Journal of Religion
JSJ Journal for the Study of Judaism
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
JSNTSS Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Supplement Series
JSOT Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
JSOTSS Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, Supplement Series
JSS Journal of Semitic Studies
JTC Journal for Theology and the Church
JTS Journal of Theological Studies
JTSA Journal of Theology for Southern Africa
  

K
KAT Kommentar zum Alten Testament
  

L
LD Lecta Divina
LouvStud Louvain Studies
LXX The Septuagint
  

M
MC Modern Churchman
MGWJ Monatsschrift für Geschichte und Wissenschaft des Judentums
MT Masoretic Text
  

N
NCB New Century Bible
Neot Neotestamentica
NESTTR Near East School of Theology Theological Review
NGTT Nederduits Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif
NICNT New International Commentary on the New Testament
NICOT New International Commentary on the Old Testament
NIDOTT New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology
NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary
NovT Novum Testamentum
NovTSup Novum Testamentum Supplements
NT New Testament
NTS New Testament Studies
NTT Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift
  

O
Ost Ostkirchliche Studien
OT Old Testament
OTL Old Testament Library Commentary Series
OTM Old Testament Message Series
OTS Oudtestamentische Studiën
OTSWA Oud Testamentaise Werkgemeenschap in Suid-Afrika
  

P
PEQ Palestine Exploration Quarterly
PRS Perspectives on Religious Studies
PTR Princeton Theological Review
  

Q
Qad Qadmoniot
QC Qumran Chronicle
QD Quaestiones disputatae
QDAP Quarterly of the Department of Antiquities in Palestine
QR Quarterly Review
Quasten Patrology, Quasten, J. 4 vols., Westminster, 1953-1986

R
RB Révue Biblique
RBen Revue Benedictine
RBPh Revue belge de philologie et d'histoire
RdQ Revue de Qumran
RefRev Reformed Review
RelSRev Religious Studies Review
ResQ Restoration Quarterly
RevExp Review and Expositor
RHPR Revue d'histoire et de philosophie religieuses
RivBib Rivista Biblica
RSciRel Recherches de Science Religieuse
RSR Recherches de science religieuse
RTP Review of Theology and Philosophy
RTR Reformed Theological Review
RvExp Review and Expositor
  

S
SBLDS Society for Biblical Literature, Dissertation Series
SBLMS Society for Biblical Literature, Monograph Series
SBLSP Society for Biblical Literature, Seminar Papers
SBT Studies in Biblical Theology
SCO Studi classici e orientali
ScriptTheol Scripta Theologica
SE Studia Evangelica
SEÅ Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok
SecCen Second Century
SJLA Studies in Judaism in Late Antiquity
SJOT Scandinavian Journal of the Old Testament
SJT Scottish Journal of Theology
SN Studia Neotestamentica
SNTSMS Society of New Testament Studies, Monograph Series
SNTU Studien zum Neuen Testamen und seiner Umwelt
SR Studies in Religion
SSN Studia semitica Neerlandica
ST Studia Theologica
StudBT Studia Biblica et Theologica
StVTQ Saint Vladimir's Theological Quarterly
SWJT Southwestern Journal of Theology
  

T
TA Tel Aviv
TB Tyndale Bulletin
TBC Torch Bible Commentaries
TDNT Theological Dictionary of the New Testament
TDOT Theological Dictionary of the Old Testament
Theol Theology
ThR Theologische Rundschau
TLZ Theologische Literaturzeitung
TNTC Tyndale New Testament Commentaries
TOTC Tyndale Old Testament Commentaries
TRev Theological Review
TrinJ Trinity Journal
TS Theological Studies
TSK Theologische Studien und Kritiken
TU Texte und Untersuchungen
TynB. Tyndale Bulletin
TynBul Tyndale Bulletin
TZ Theologische Zeitschrift
  

U
USQR Union Seminary Quarterly Review
  

V
VC Vigiliae Christianae
VetChr Vetera Christianorum
VT Vetus Testamentum
VTSup Vetus Testamentum, Supplements
  

W
WBC Word Biblical Commentary
WEC Wycliffe Exegetical Commetary
WMANT Wissenschaftliche Monographien zum Alten und Neuen Testament
WTJ Westminster Theological Journal
WUNT Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament
  

Y
YNER Yale Near Eastern Researcher
  

Z
ZAC Zeitschrift für Antikes Christentum - Journal of Ancient Christianity
ZAW Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
ZDMG Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morganländischen Gesellschaft
ZKG Zeitschrift für Kirchengeschichte
ZNW Zeitschrift für die neutesamentliche Wissenschaft
ZTK Zeitschrift für Theologie und Kirche