Abbreviations Names of biblical books, Apocrypha and Pseudepigraha, Josephus and Qum­ ran are abbreviated according to the JBL system, with exception of the prefixed numeral (1Cor) and omitting italics and full stops. Philo's works are indicated with the abbreviations of the Loeb edition. For Rabbinic works see list below. In the transcription of Hebrew words and names, a simple Anglo-based phonetic system rendering Israeli pronunciation is followed. New Testament mss are mostly indicated with the sigla used and explained in Nestle-Aland (26th ed), except for non-Latin characters: Sinai ( = alef), Athos (=psi), Byzantine majority or Koine (=Gothic M). Works referred to by mere author name are commentaries on the Pauline passage under discussion. 1. Text Editions of Mishna, Tosefta, Talmud Mishna K ms Kaufmann (ed Beer 1929) repr 1968 c ms Cambridge (ed Lowe 1883) repr 1967 p ms Parma (De Rossi 138) 1970 ParmaC ms Parma C (De Rossi 984) 1971 Tosefta Zeraim-Nashim: ed Lieberman 1955-73 Nezikin-Toharot: ed Zuckermandel1880 Yerushalmi Geniza fragments: ed Ginzberg 1909 ms Rome ib ed princ Venice 1523-4, facs repr Berlin n.d. Bavli M ms Munich ( ed Strack 1912) repr 1971 NY ms New York, ed Abramsoti 1957 ed princ Venice 1520-3, repr 1968 283 2. Mishnaic Tractates and Midrash Collections Ah Ahilut Ar Arakhin ARN alb Avot de-R. Natan (ed Schechter) vers. A/B AZ AvodaZara Av Avot b Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) BB Bava Batra Bekh Bekhorot Ber Berakhot Bik Bikkurim BK Bava Kamma BM Bava Metsia CantR Canticles Rabba Dem Demai Ed Eduyot Er Eruvin GenR Genesis Rabba (ed Theodor-Albeck) Git Gittin Hag Hagiga Hal Halla Hor Horayot Hul Hullin Kel Kelim Ker Keritot Ket Ketubbot Kid Kiddushin LevR Leviticus Rabba (ed M. Margulies) m Mishna Maas Maasrot Mak Makkot Makhs Makhshirin Meg Megilla Mekh Mekhilta de-R. Yishmael (ed Horovitz-Rabin) MekhRSbY Mekhilta de-R. Sh. b. Yohai (ed Epstein-Melamed) Men Menahot Mid Mid dot MidrGad Deut Midrash Gadol on Deuteronomy (ed Fisch) MidrGadGen Midrash Gadol on Genesis ( ed Margulies) MidrPs Midrash on Psalms (ed Buber) Mikw Mikwaot MSh Maaser Sheni Naz Nazir Ned Nedarim 284 .