1 Esd.

Religion abbreviation · Bible Book

1 Esd. stands for 1 Esdras, a Bible book abbreviation.

Greek book that retells material from 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah and adds the story of three guards competing to name the strongest thing, concluding that "great is truth, and mighty above all things" (4:41). It is canonical in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Example: The Latin motto "Magna est veritas" comes from the contest in 1 Esd. 4.

Usage notes

Naming is confusing: the Latin Vulgate calls this book 3 Esdras, and the Greek Septuagint calls it Esdras A. SBL writes 1 Esd. It appears among the Apocrypha in Protestant Bibles that include them, such as the KJV of 1611.

Related abbreviations

More Bible book abbreviations

• 1 Chron. – 1 Chronicles
• 1 Cor. – 1 Corinthians
• 1 Jn – 1 John
• 1 Kgs. – 1 Kings
• 1 Macc. – 1 Maccabees
• 1 Pet. – 1 Peter
• 1 Sam. – 1 Samuel
• 1 Thess. – 1 Thessalonians
• 1 Tim. – 1 Timothy
• 2 Chron. – 2 Chronicles
• 2 Cor. – 2 Corinthians
• 2 Esd. – 2 Esdras

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