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Epistle

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Epistle, the
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Thessalonians, Epistle to the 1 and 2
Peter, Epistles of
James, the Epistle of
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Charles Buck Dictionary

Epistles of Barnabas
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Easton's Bible Dictionary

Titus, Epistle to
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Titus, Epistle to
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Epistle
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Titus, Epistle to
Timothy, Epistles to
Thessalonians, Second Epistle to the
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Hastings' NT Dictionary

Titus Epistle to
Timothy and Titus Epistles to
Thessalonians Epistles to the
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Dictionary of Early Christian Biography

Diognetus, Epistle to
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King James Dictionary

Epistle

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Titus, Epistle to
Timothy, Epistles to
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary

Romans, Epistle to the
Philippians, Paul's Epistle to the
Philemon, Paul's Epistle to
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Smith Bible Dictionary

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Epistle

Webster Dictionary

Epistler
Epistle

Watson's Theological Dictionary

Epistles

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

Epistle
Epistle of James
Epistle of Jeremy
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Apocryphal Epistles
Apostolic Fathers, Epistles of
Barnabas, Epistle of
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Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia

Colossians Epistle to the
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McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia

Aristeas, Epistle of
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Catholic Epistles
Colossians, the Epistle to the
Corinthians, Epistles to the
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Catholic Epistle
Epistle (in Scripture)
Epistle of Barnabas
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The Jewish Encyclopedia

Hebrews, Epistle to
James, General Epistle of
Jeremiah, Epistle of
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ἐπιστολή

The English word “epistle” refers to written correspondence. The majority of the canonical writings of the New Testament are epistolary in nature. The New Testament includes letters written by Paul, James, Peter, John, and Jude. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews is unidentified. See Letters.

Copyright Statement
These dictionary topics are from the Holman Bible Dictionary, published by Broadman & Holman, 1991. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Broadman & Holman.

Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Epistle'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/e/epistle.html. 1991.

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