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nouna book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostletype of:part of:
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nouna specially long, formal letter
Definition that contains epistle
- john (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation
- paul (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
- james (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of John; author of the Epistle of James in the New Testament
- saul (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
- titus a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
- gradual (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
- nazarene a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah; they accepted the Gospel According to Matthew but rejected the Epistles of St. Paul and continued to follow Jewish law and celebrate Jewish holidays; they were later declared heretic by the Church of Rome
- hebrews a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
- galatians a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
- philippians a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia