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Ephesians, Epistle to
Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it r...

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Galatians, Epistle to
The genuineness of this epistle is not called in question. Its Pauline origin is universally acknowl...

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Hebrews, Epistle to
1) Its canonicity. All the results of critical and historical research to which this epistle has bee...

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James, Epistle of
1) Author of, was James the Less, the Lord's brother, one of the twelve apostles. He was one of the ...

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Jude, Epistle of
The author was "Judas, the brother of James" the Less (Jude 1:1), called also Lebbaeus (Matt. 10:3) ...

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Laodicea, Epistle from
(Col. 4:16), was probably the Epistle to the Ephesians, as designed for general circulation. It woul...

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Philemon, Epistle to
Was written from Rome at the same time as the epistles to the Colossians and Ephesians, and was sent...

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Philippians, Epistle to
Was written by Paul during the two years when he was "in bonds" in Rome (Phil. 1:7-13), probably ear...

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Titus, Epistle to
Was probably written about the same time as the first epistle to Timothy, with which it has many aff...

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Jude, Epistle Of
Its author was probably Jude, one of the brethren of Jesus, the subject of the preceding article. Th...

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Titus, Epistle To
There are no specialties in this epistle which require any very elaborate treatment distinct from th...

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Colossians, Epistle to the
Was written by Paul at Rome during his first imprisonment there (Acts 28:16, 30), probably in the sp...

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John, First Epistle of
The fourth of the catholic or "general" epistles. It was evidently written by John the evangelist, a...

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John, Second Epistle of
Is addressed to "the elect lady," and closes with the words, "The children of thy elect sister greet...

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John, Third Epistle of
Is addressed to Caius, or Gaius, but whether to the Christian of that name in Macedonia (Acts 19: 29...

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Peter, First Epistle of
This epistle is addressed to "the strangers scattered abroad", i.e., to the Jews of the Dispersion (...

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Peter, Second Epistle of
The question of the authenticity of this epistle has been much discussed, but the weight of evidence...

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Romans, Epistle to the
This epistle was probably written at Corinth. Phoebe (Rom. 16:1) of Cenchrea conveyed it to Rome, an...

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Timothy, First Epistle to
Paul in this epistle speaks of himself as having left Ephesus for Macedonia (1:3), and hence not Lao...

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Timothy, Second Epistle to
Was probably written a year or so after the first, and from Rome, where Paul was for a second time a...

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Hebrews, Epistle To The
The author-There has been a wide difference of opinion respecting the authorship of this epistle. F...

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Peter, First Epistle Of
The external evidence of authenticity of this epistle is of the strongest kind and the internal is e...

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Peter, Second Epistle Of
The following is a brief outline of the contents of this epistle: The customary opening salutation i...

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Philippians, Epistle To The
was St. Paul from Rome in A.D. 62 or 63. St. Paul's connection with Philippi was of a peculiar chara...

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Romans, Epistle To The
The date of this epistle is fixed at the time of the visit recorded in Acts 20:3 during the winter a...

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Corinthians, First Epistle to the
Was written from Ephesus (1 Cor. 16:8) about the time of the Passover in the third year of the apost...

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Corinthians, Second Epistle to the
Shortly after writing his first letter to the Corinthians, Paul left Ephesus, where intense exciteme...

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Colossians, The Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul during his first captivity at Rome. (Acts 28:16) (A.D. 62.) The ...

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Corinthians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul toward the close of his nearly three-years stay at Ephesus, (Act...

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Corinthians, Second Epistle To The
was written a few months subsequent to the first, in the same year-about the autumn of A.D. 57 or 58...

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Galatians, The Epistle To The
was written by the apostle St. Paul not long after his journey through Galatia and Phrygia, (Acts 18...

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James, The General Epistle Of
The author of this epistle was in all probability James the son of Alphaeus, and our Lord's brother ...

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Thessalonians, First Epistle To The
was written by the apostle Paul at Corinth, a few months after he had founded the church at Thessalo...

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Thessalonians, Second Epistle To The
appears to have been written from Corinth not very long after the first, for Silvanus and Timotheus ...

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John, The First Epistle General Of
There can be no doubt that the apostle John was the author of this epistle. It was probably written ...

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Philemon, The Epistle Of Paul To
is one of the letters which the apostle wrote during his first captivity at Rome A.D. 63 or early in...

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