Islam - The Summit of Religious Evolution — Page 142
142 ABBREVIATIONS In the notes to the books of the Old Testament, the following abbreviations are used: Ms for manuscript; Mss for manuscripts. Heb denotes the Hebrew of the consonantal Masoretic Text of the Old Testament; and MT denotes the Hebrew of the pointed Masoretic Text of the Old Testament. The ancient versions of the Old Testament are indicated by: Gk Septuagint, Greek Version of Old Testament Sam Samaritan Hebrew text of Old Testament Syr Syriac Version of Old Testament Tg Targum Vg Vulgate, Latin Version of Old Testament Cn indicates a correction made where the text has suffered in transmission and the versions provide no satisfactory restoration but the Committee agrees with the judgment of competent scholars as to the most probable reconstruction of the original text. The reader is referred to the Preface for a statement of policy concerning text and notes.