Epistle
21epistle — e|pis|tle [ ı pısl ] noun count LITERARY a piece of writing in the form of a letter a. Epistle one of the letters written by the early Christians that is included in the part of the Bible called Epistles …
22epistle — [ɪ pɪs(ə)l] noun formal or humorous a letter. ↘(Epistle) a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle. Origin OE, via L. from Gk epistolē, from epistellein send news …
23Epistle To the Romans — Epistle to the Romans † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Romans This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. The Roman Church and St. Paul; II. Character, Contents, and Arrangement of the Epistle; III.… …
24Epistle to the Ephesians — Epistle to the Ephesians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians This article will be treated under the following heads: ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle; ♦ II. Special Characteristics: ♦ (1) Form: (a)… …
25Epistle to the Colossians — Epistle to the Colossians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …
26Epistle of Saint Jude — Epistle of St. Jude † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle of St. Jude The present subject will be treated under the following heads: I. The Author and the Authenticity of the Epistle: (1) Jude in the Books of the New Testament;… …
27Epistle of St. James — Epistle of St. James † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle of St. James The questions concerning this epistle are treated in the following order: I. Author and Genuineness; II. Tradition as to the Canonicity; III. Analysis and… …
28Epistle to the Hebrews — Epistle to the Hebrews † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Hebrews This will be considered under eight headings: (I) Argument; (II) Doctrinal Contents; (III) Language and Style; (IV) Distinctive Characteristics; (V) Readers to… …
29Epistle to the Philippians — Epistle to the Philippians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Philippians I. HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES, OCCASION, AND CHARACTER (See also PHILIPPI). The Philippians, who were much endeared to St. Paul (i, 3, 7; iv, 1) had …
30Epistle to the Galatians — Epistle to the Galatians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Galatians GALATIA In the course of centuries, gallic tribes, related to those that invaded Italy and sacked Rome, wandered east through Illyricum and Pannonia. At… …
