References

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  Quick Jump:    Abbreviations & Translation Sigla •    Scripture & Primary Editions •    Secondary Reference Works

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1. Abbreviations & Translation Sigla

To ensure textual precision, analysis on this site draws upon physical print reference editions—spanning eight major English translation traditions—as well as digital apparatuses. In-text citations utilize the following standard sigla:

 
• IB — Interlinear Bible (Hebrew/Greek with word-for-word English rendering)
 
• JOB — Orthodox Jewish Bible
 
• KJV — King James Version
 
• TLB — The Living Bible (Paraphrase)
 
• NIV — New International Version
 
• NKJV — New King James Version
 
• NLT — New Living Translation
 
• RSV / NRSV — Revised Standard Version / New Revised Standard Version
 
• SAAS — St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint (Old Testament)
 
• BG — Bible Gateway Engine (Digital Corpus)

  Textual Scope Note: References to non-canonical or deuterocanonical historical texts outside the primary Biblical canons are cited using their full formal titles within the text.

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2. Scripture & Primary Editions

 
•     St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology.      The St. Athanasius Academy Septuagint™ (SAAS). Elk Grove, CA: St. Athanasius Academy of Orthodox Theology, 2008. Used by permission.  
 
•     Thomas Nelson Publishers.      The Holy Bible: New King James Version® (NKJV). Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc., 1982. Used by permission.  
 
•     Green, Jay P., ed.      The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew-Greek-English: With Strong’s Concordance Numbers Above Each Word. 2nd ed. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1986.  
 
•     Tyndale House Publishers.      NLT Study Bible: Reader’s Edition. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 2008.  
 
•     Guideposts Press.      Parallel Bible: King James Version, New International Version, Living Bible, New Revised Standard Version. Carmel, NY: Guideposts, 1983.  
 
•     Bible Gateway.      Bible Gateway Online Research Database. Web suite accessing multi-language manuscripts and translations. https://www.biblegateway.com/.  

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3. Secondary Reference Works & Devotionals

 
•     Lotz, Anne Graham.      Daily Light for Every Day. Nashville, TN: J. Countryman, 1998.