2007-03-07 16:45:13 · 6 answers · asked by The Big Cheese 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An epistle is a literary genre (category) that is in the form of a letter intended to be published and read by the general public. The epistles in the Bibe are all found in the New Testament and usually fall under the folowing categories:
A. The Pauline Epistles: these are letters written by the Apostle Paul
Romans
1 and 2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 and 2 Thessalonians
1 and 2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
B. The Johannine Epistles: these are letters attributed to the Apostle John
1 , 2 and 3 John
C. The Petrine Epistles: these letters were written by the Apostle Peter
1 and 2 Peter
D. The remaining epistles: written by various authors
James
Hebrews
Jude
2007-03-07 19:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by Phoebhart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
THE LETTERS THE APOSTLE WROTE....NEW TESTAMENT BIBLE...
PAUL WROTE 13 AND POSS 14 WITH HEBREWS AND SO FORTH.
Usually the Epistles of the New Testament Canon are divided as follows:
Pauline Epistles as written by Paul:
Epistle to the Romans
First Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Epistle to the Galatians
Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Colossians
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
First Epistle to Timothy
Second Epistle to Timothy
Epistle to Titus
Epistle to Philemon
Epistle to the Hebrews,
Epistle of James
First Epistle of Peter
Second Epistle of Peter
First Epistle of John
Second Epistle of John
Third Epistle of John
Epistle of Jude
2007-03-08 00:48:25 · answer #2 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epistle to the Romans
First Epistle to the Corinthians
Second Epistle to the Corinthians
Epistle to the Galatians
Epistle to the Ephesians
Epistle to the Philippians
Epistle to the Colossians
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
First Epistle to Timothy
Second Epistle to Timothy
Epistle to Titus
Epistle to Philemon
Epistle to the Hebrews
Epistle of James
First Epistle of Peter
Second Epistle of Peter
First Epistle of John
Second Epistle of John
Third Epistle of John
Epistle of Jude
2007-03-08 00:49:39 · answer #3 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul's Letters...any "letters". Epistle means Letter
2007-03-08 00:53:34 · answer #4 · answered by Augustine 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Letters from the apostles to the various different christian communities. 'Epistle' just means letter.
2007-03-08 00:48:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the letters of instruction that were written. So Romans through Jude.
2007-03-08 00:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋