Epistle
121Second Epistle to Timothy — The Second Epistle to Timothy is one of the three Pastoral Epistles, traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, and is part of the canonical New Testament.Authorship and DateThe majority of modern biblical scholars accept the consensus that 2… …
122Fundamental Epistle — The Fundamental Epistle, or Epistle of Foundation, (Latin: Epistola Fundamenti ), was one of the sacred writings of the Manichaean religion, written by the founder Mani (c. 210–276 CE), originally in Syriac. Since none of the original Syriac… …
123The Epistle to the Romans (Barth) — The Epistle to the Romans is a commentary by Swiss theologian Karl Barth on the New Testament Epistle to the Romans. First written in 1919, and later modified in 1922, Epistle to the Romans is significant as Barth s first major work, defined by… …
124Corinthians, First Epistle to the — Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apostle s sojourn there (Acts 19:10; 20:31), and when he had formed the purpose to visit Macedonia, and then return to Corinth (probably A.D. 57).… …
125Ephesians, epistle to the — In the NT, the fifth of the letters of Paul. But it is more of a doctrinal treatise, dressed up as a letter by having an opening and formal greetings at the end. It was known to Ignatius (d. 107) and possibly even to Clement of Rome in 96 CE when …
126Galatians, Paul's epistle to the — In the NT, the fourth of the letters of Paul. Was this epistle written to the Churches Paul is said to have visited in Acts in the province of Galatia, or to other unmentioned Churches in the ethnically Gallic northern part of the province, the… …
127Peter, second epistle of — A late and pseudonymous epistle that hovered on the edge of the canon, but eventually the claim to be a second letter from Peter (2 Pet. 3:1) prevailed. Its late composition is indicated by the references to the epistles of Paul which have become …
128Romans, Paul's epistle to the — Written in Corinth, probably in 57 CE, to a Church which Paul had never yet seen but which he was hoping to visit. The letter was to prepare the ground for such a visit. Paul wrote to give careful exposition of his understanding of the Christian… …
