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	Epistles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The epistles of the New Testament are Christian writings of Apostles to churches in particular parts of the world.
		For instance, the "prison epistles" are the ones written by Paul while he was in prison, while the "pastoral epistles" are the letters to Timothy and Titus, since they contain advice about providing pastoral care to their churches.
		Epistle of the Romans to the Corinthians (1 Clement)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Epistles (417 words)

	Theology - CLAVIS BIBLICA, THE CATHOLIC OR GENERAL EPISTLES
		His epistles seem to be written to the believing Jews and Gentiles; especially those who were suffering persecution, or were obliged to leave their country on account of the gospel, and take refuge in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia.
		The design of this epistle is to inculcate the doctrine of holiness of heart and life springing from love to God and man. Indeed this love seems to be his text, and he has written the whole epistle on this text.
		This epistle is of a private nature, being written to an eminent Christian matron in or near Ephesus, probably a deaconess of the church; or one who was in the habit of accommodating apostles and itinerant evangelists.
	www.godrules.net /library/clavis/clavis12.htm (722 words)

	General epistles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		General epistles are books in the New Testament in the form of letters.
		They are termed "general" because for the most part their intended audience seems to be Christians in general rather than individual persons or congregations as is the case with the Pauline epistles.
		However, 2 John and 3 John are included in this group despite their addresses respectively to the "elect lady", speculated by many to be the church itself, and to "Gaius", about whom there has been much speculation but little in the way of conclusive proof as to his identity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/General_epistles (267 words)

	Bible Summary - 1, 2 & 3 JOHN
		Three epistles traditionally attributed to the apostle John, belonging to the 7 "general" or "catholic" epistles.
		This epistle is in the form of a private letter addressed to "the *elect lady" and her "children" (2 Jn 1).
		In this epistle John speaks of the fellowship that binds Christian believers together (2 Jn 2), praises the recipients of the letter for their faithfulness, and exhorts them to continue in the love of Christ (vs. 46).
	www.nisbett.com /summary/sum-n-19.htm (1641 words)

	The General Epistles: Where Do They Fit In?
		One issue that has clouded the understanding of some regarding the General Epistles is whether or not the 12 Apostles and the kingdom saints became members of the Body of Christ.
		Some are reluctant to teach on the General Epistles because they believe that they will have to stake out a claim as to whether or not the 12 are in the Body of Christ.
		We may draw applications and principles from the General Epistles but we must never forget that they are written to kingdom saints with a decidedly prophetic emphasis.
	www.bereanbiblesociety.org /epistles.html (2675 words)

	Bible Summary - 1 & 2 PETER
		Both epistles are of the nature of circular letters addressed to the "strangers scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia" (1 Pe 1:1; cf.
		That the 1st epistle was addressed chiefly to Christians of Gentile origin is clear from such passages as 1 Pe 1:14; 2:9, 10; 3:6; and 4:3.
		Second Peter is a pastoral epistle in which the writer exhorts his readers to continue their growth in grace and in spiritual knowledge, in order that God's purpose in their calling and election may be fulfilled.
	www.nisbett.com /summary/sum-n-18.htm (1015 words)

	Step 10 - New Testament
		It has been selected because, unlike the majority of Paul's epistles that are written to specific churches, most of the recipients of these eight epistles are either churches of some large area or are all Christians (the exceptions are Hebrews and 2 and 3 John).
		II John: It is not clear whether the recipient of this brief Epistle is an individual, or whether the term "elect lady" figuratively denotes a church whose members are her "children" (verse 1).
		III John: The principal characters of this Epistle are Gaius and Diotrephes.
	www.10basicsteps.com /english/newtestament/step10l8.htm (1371 words)

	Crosswalk.com
		The epistle is address to "the twelve tribes of the Dispersion," which means those of the twelve tribes dispersed in other countries than Palestine (James 1:1).
		The purpose of the epistle was to commend him for this, and to warn him against a certain brother named Diotrephes, who "loved to have the pre-eminence" {3 John 1:9}, and had lifted himself up against even the authority of the apostle.
		He declares it to be the purpose of his epistle to exhort the brethren to contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints, in view of the fact that many bad men had crept into the churches who were corrupting both the faith and the morals of the brethren.
	bible.crosswalk.com /OtherResources/GuidetoBibleStudy/gbs.cgi?chapter=16 (2223 words)

	The Epistles in General, New Testament Introduction-- Louis Berkhof (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the Epistles we get a glimpse of the inner life of the congregations; we see, how they receive the truth and to what degree they are guided by it in their actions.
		The Epistles contain clear evidence that believers are gathered from every nation and tribe to Christ who is the Head of the Church, and in whom they are builded together for a habitation of God in the Spirit, that God may be all in all.
		Of these seven Epistles the first one of Peter and the first one of John were generally accepted as canonical from the beginning, while the other five were at first subject to doubt and only gradually found acceptance throughout the Church.
	www.dabar.org /NewTestament/berkhof/Epigen.htm (2984 words)

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		Epistles are letters written by leaders in the early Church to various recipients, usually local church congregations.
		They are subdivided into Paulin e Epistles (of which there are thirteen) and the General Epistles (of which there are eight).
		The General Epistles are called gene ral because they are not written to }{\i specific}{ congregations, as were most of Paul\rquote s letters.
	people.biola.edu /faculty/alanh/Handouts/TBE520/Fourgospels&SynProb.doc (1527 words)

	Bible Study - Epistles
		The New Testament has twenty-one epistles which have been divided into two classes: Paul's epistles, totaling fourteen (if he was the author of Hebrews), and the general epistles, three by John, two by Peter, and one each by James and Jude.
		Paul's epistles are arranged in the Bible according to the location of their recipients (see Bible Places) rather than the order in which they were written.
		The general epistles are not addressed to anyone in particular, but rather to Christians overall.
	www.keyway.ca /htm2000/20000714.htm (363 words)

	Unit 7B - General Epistles and Revelation
		Part of the reason for the uncertainty about the authorship and origination of the General Epistles is because these letters did not seem to circulate widely in the early Church.
		The General Epistles, however, did not circulate widely due to their singularity (e.g., only 1 letter of Jude as compared to 13 letters of Paul) or their small size (e.g., 2 and 3 John are no longer than fifteen verses each).
		For these and other reasons, the General Epistles were the last documents to find a solid place in what eventual became known as the New Testament (see notes on NT Canon in Backgrounds to the Bible).
	www.calbaptist.edu /jcate/cst100/Unit7B.htm (6187 words)

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		The earliest known reference to this General Epistle is from the third century and at that point the book was questioned whether or not it was actually from the author stated in the text.
		This General Epistle has no characteristics of an ancient letter; instead, it is anonymous and more like an early Christian homily, sermon, or loose essay.
		This General Epistle emphasizes that the new covenant established by Jesus is superior to the old covenant established by Moses.
	www.calbaptist.edu /jcate/cst100/ScantronExam7B.doc (1365 words)

	Chapter 23: The Epistles of Paul
		The Latin section of the church found it difficult to believe that the epistle was from the pen of Paul and because of this many refused to accept it as belonging in the New Testament.
		For one, the epistle to the Romans was placed first because it contained instructions for those who had just learned the first principles of the Gospel.
		The order of the Gospels or that of the General Epistles are on rare occasions different from the normal manuscripts, and the Book of Hebrews has been rarely found next to Galatians (no doubt because Hebrews was thought in some circles to have been written to the people in the Galatian area).
	www.askelm.com /restoring/res029.htm (6199 words)

	Chapter 22: The Seven General Epistles
		It meant in earlier times “universal,” “general,” or “non-localized.” It signified a group of letters which went to no specific congregation, but they were intended to go to the generality of people, and in the case of these seven epistles, it meant that they were intended primarily for the “Jewish” people.
		Thus, the seven “General Epistles” which went mainly to the Jewish people in the Diaspora were placed before Paul’s letters to the Gentiles because the recipients were scattered in general areas outside of Palestine.
		These seven epistles were general letters dealing with large groups of people (mostly Jewish) who were still adhering, in many cases, to the national concepts of Judaism.
	www.askelm.com /restoring/res028.htm (4659 words)

	Chapter 1: Restoring the Original Bible
		Epistles (which are the epistles of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2 and 3 John and Jude) were shown by Scrivener as being before the fourteen epistles of the apostle Paul in the manuscripts.
		That is because the placement of the seven Catholic (“Jewish”) Epistles before those of Paul (and to replace the Book of Hebrews into 10th position, rather than in its present 14th spot) would tend to advance the “Jewish” epistles before the “Gentile” ones of the apostle Paul.
		But for the general public to appreciate this fact, the first thing to be done is for publishers of Bibles, for biblical scholars, and for modern preachers of the Gospel to abandon the sectarian arrangement of the biblical books which had its origin with Jerome in the early 5
	www.askelm.com /restoring/res001.htm (5658 words)

	Romans 11:11-32
		The three verses prior to verse 11 (v.v.8- 10) have the hardened Israelites as “slumbering,” spiritually blind and deaf, and, in general, darkened.
		The generation of Jews that saw the fulfillment of all the Old Testament Messianic prophecies had rejected the promised Redeemer.
		The major point of importance in the exposition of Romans 11:11-32 in general - and verse 24 in particular - is that Paul has not moved off the answering of the question in 11:11.
	www.preteristarchive.com /Preterism/thompson-daniel_sgp_02.html (16441 words)

	Editor's Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This indicates that the Epistle must have been written before the Jerusalem Council (A.D. 48 or 49), for that was the great question at that meeting.
		Though II Peter was a disputed book, Origen said (A. 240) “Peter has left one acknowledged epistle, and perhaps a second; for it is disputed.” Origen was one of the most thoughtful of the ancient critics and this statement means that he was at least open to the book being canonical.
		These general epistles have all the stamp of authority as canonical and inspired by the Holy Spirit.
	www.conservativeonline.org /journals/04_13_journal/2000v4n13_id04.htm (4395 words)

	Introduction to the New Testament (x)
		It is necessary to remark, however, that in the case of the Epistles, as distinguished from that of the Gospels, it did not almost exclusively assume the character of a ὑπομνήσις, but was also to a great extent a διδασκαλία.
		It is not, however, right to ignore the fact that some have rejected the Epistle to the Hebrews, asserting that it is gainsaid by the church of Rome as not being Paul’s.” He was inclined to believe that the apostle wrote it in Hebrew and that Luke, or more likely, Clement of Rome translated it.
		This is a group of seven Epistles which in the old manuscripts usually follows immediately after the Acts of the Apostles and therefore precedes the Pauline Epistles, perhaps because they are the works of the older apostles and in general represent the Jewish type of Christianity.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/berkhof/newtestament.x.html (2978 words)

	Epistles
		An epistle is a letter addressed to a specific person or persons but intended for a general audience.
		The Catholic or General Epistles, so called because they are not addressed to any particular church or city or individual, but to Christians in general, or to Christians in several countries.
		The Catholic epistles are the epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude; so called because they are addressed to Christians in general, and not to any church or person in particular.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txs/epistles.htm (408 words)

	Introduction to the NT: Ch VIII- The General Epistles & Homilies (3) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But it is open to question whether St. Jude is likely to have lived, and to have been able to write with the nervous force of this fervid appeal, at a date as late as is implied by the development of heresy and of Christian thought which the writing presents.
		They may have influenced our author, or vice versa; but it is quite possible that the writers were independent of each other, and that their similarities are due to their having written at about the same time, in similar surroundings, to meet similar dangers.
		Further, the epistle contains no allusion to the facts of the Gospel history, except two incidents relating to St. Peter (i.14 and 16-18) introduced to support the adoption of his name, as is also the allusion to a First Epistle in iii.1.
	www.katapi.org.uk /NTIntro/GenEps3.htm (5764 words)

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		James, M R The Second Epistle General of Peter and the General Epistle of Jude (Cambridge Greek Testament for schools and colleges), 1912.
		Mayor, Joseph B. The Epistle of St. James, (reprint) The Epistle of SC Jude and the.Second Epistle of Peter, (reprint).
		The Epistles of James, Peter & Jude (Anchor Bible), 1964 Roberts, J. A Commentary on the General Epistle of James, 1963.
	www.acu.edu:9090 /img/assets/2799/BIBL365J1_GenEpistles.doc (1799 words)

	Catholic Epistles (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		kath'-o-lik (epistolai katholikai): In distinction from the apostolic or Pauline epistles which were addressed to individual churches or persons, the term "catholic," in the sense of universal or general, was applied by Origen and the other church Fathers to the seven epistles written by James, Peter, John and Jude.
		In his first epistle Peter addressed the same Christians, including also Gentileconverts, resident in five provinces of Asia Minor: "elect who axe sojourners of the Dispersion." His second epistle is to all Christians everywhere.
		John's letters were written after the internal doctrinal controversies of the church had ceased, and the pressure of opposition and error from without tended to unite his "little children" in a new community of love and spiritual life.
	bibletools.org /index.cfm/fuseaction/Def.show/RTD/ISBE/ID/1903 (388 words)

	SW NT: The General Epistles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Epistles were a well-known form of literature among ancient Greeks.
		The seven General Epistles are a collection of letters on theology and practical religion.
		They are referred to as "general" because they were addressed to Christians generally.
	members.aol.com /FreeWyngz/bible/gen.html (79 words)

	Liberty University - Grad Courses: New Testament Biblical Studies - print version
		The general principles of interpretation (hermeneutics) will be introduced as well as the special principles concerning parables, symbols and types and prophecy.
		General introduction to the New Testament including the New Testament world, canonicity, textural criticism, inspiration, archaeological insights and special introduction of the New Testament, including the synoptic problem.
		An expository treatment of the epistles to Timothy and Titus, emphasizing the personal responsibilities and the public functions of the pastor as he administers the affairs of a local church.
	www.liberty.edu /distancelearning/index.cfm?PID=2817&PrintPage=y (731 words)

	Paulist Press -- Surveys recent scholarship on, and promotes a better understanding of, the letters of James, 1 and 2 ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Surveys recent scholarship on, and promotes a better understanding of, the letters of James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude, which are known collectively as the Catholic or General Epistles, on the grounds that they were originally addressed to early Christians in general.
		These letters are known collectively as the Catholic or General Epistles, on the grounds that they were originally addressed to early Christians in general.
		In this respect, they differ from the letters of Paul, which were usually addressed to specific congregations such as those in Corinth and Rome.Although the Catholic Epistles may not be as well known today as some other writings in the New Testament, they can make a rich contribution to the individual and corporate Christian life.
	www.paulistpress.com /4188-4.html (328 words)

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