Epistle

  • 131Peter, 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 …

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  • 132Romans, 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… …

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