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epistle (ĭpĭs`əl), in the Bible, a letter of the New Testament. The Pauline Epistles (ascribed to St. Paul) are Romans Romans, letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul , probably from Corinth before his last trip to Jerusalem, c.A.D. 58. It is a treatise addressed to the Christian church at Rome, apparently to introduce himself and his teaching before his expected visit. ..... Click the link for more information. , First and Second Corinthians Corinthians (kərĭn`thēənz), two letters of the New Testament. ..... Click the link for more information. , Galatians Galatians (gəlā`shənz), letter of the New Testament. It is ascribed to St. ..... Click the link for more information. , Ephesians Ephesians (ĭfē`zhənz), letter of the New Testament, written, according to tradition, by St. ..... Click the link for more information. , Philippians Philippians (fəlĭp`ēənz), letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul from captivity probably in Rome (c.A.D. ..... Click the link for more information. , Colossians Colossians (kəlŏsh`ənz), New Testament letter. ..... Click the link for more information. , First and Second Thessalonians Thessalonians (thĕs'əlō`nēənz), two letters of the New Testament. First Thessalonians was written by St. ..... Click the link for more information. , First and Second Timothy Timothy, two letters of the New Testament. With Titus they comprise the Pastoral Epistles, in which St. Paul addresses his coworkers as the guardians and transmitters of his teaching. ..... Click the link for more information. , Titus Titus, letter of the New Testament. With First and Second Timothy , it comprises the Pastoral Epistles, purportedly written by St. Paul . Titus resembles First Timothy in detail; it consists of points regarding the regulation of church government, while stressing the ..... Click the link for more information. , Philemon Philemon (fĭlē`mən) ..... Click the link for more information. , and Hebrews Hebrews, an anonymous New Testament homily with closing greetings normally associated with the letter genre, written before c.A.D. 96. It is addressed to Jewish Christians who were being pressured to renounce their confidence in Jesus. ..... Click the link for more information. . The Catholic, or General, Epistles are James James, letter of the New Testament, traditionally classified among the Catholic, or General, Epistles. The James of its ascription is traditionally identified with St. James the Less. However, the name is more likely a pseudonym. ..... Click the link for more information. ; First and Second Peter Peter, two letters of the New Testament, classified among the Catholic (or General) Epistles. Each opens with a statement of authorship by the apostle St. Peter. First Peter, the longer book, is addressed from "Babylon" to the Christians of the churches of Asia Minor. ..... Click the link for more information. ; First, Second, and Third John John, three letters of the New Testament. Traditionally, they are ascribed to John son of Zebedee, the disciple of Jesus. All three letters probably date to the end of the 1st cent. A.D., and may have been written as a corpus. First John is a homily. ..... Click the link for more information. ; and Jude Jude, epistle of the New Testament, the next to last book of the Bible. The Jude who wrote it has been identified since ancient times with St. Jude the apostle, but most modern scholars deny the identity and date the letter as late as A.D. 100. ..... Click the link for more information. . This classification is traditional. There is an Epistle of Jeremiah in Baruch Baruch, early Jewish book included in the Septuagint, but not included in the Hebrew Bible and placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version. It is named for a Jewish prince Baruch (fl. 600 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. . In traditional Christian liturgies, the Epistle is normally a portion of one of these letters read aloud. epistle a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace Epistle 1. New Testament any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James, Jude, or John 2. a reading from one of the Epistles, forming part of the Eucharistic service in many Christian Churches How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Ruby Gillis wrote a gushing epistle deploring Anne's absence, assuring her she was horribly missed in everything, asking what the Redmond "fellows" were like, and filling the rest with accounts of her own harrowing experiences with her numerous admirers. In the beginning of one of them Alfred says, "There are only a few on this side of the Humber who can understand the Divine Service, or even explain a Latin epistle in English, and I believe not many on the other side of the Humber either. Pardon, therefore, what I have said in this epistle, not only without your consent, but absolutely against it; and give me at least leave, in this public manner, to declare that I am, with the highest respect and gratitude,-- |
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