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[ĭ-pĭśəl]
(n.)A letter, especially a formal one. See synonyms at letter
(n.)A literary composition in the form of a letter.
(n.)One of the letters included as a book in the New Testament.
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An epistle (pronounced [ɪˈpɪsəl]) (Greek επιστολη, epistolē, "letter") is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one...
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The Epistle of Barnabas is a Greek treatise with some features of an epistle containing twenty-one chapters, preserved complete in the 4th century Codex...
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"Epistle" simply means a literary letter which was intended to be published and read by the general public. This was an established literary style as early as the 4th century BCE. The "Pauline" letters in the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) did not start out as epistles.
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The Old Testament exhibits two periods in its idea of an epistle: first, it presents the epistle under the general concept of a book or a writing; secondly, it regards the epistle as a distinct literary form. The New Testament presents a very highly developed form of an epistle the epistle is general in its aim,
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70-100 Epistle of James 130-200 Epistle of Mathetes to Diognetus Epistle of Barnabas...
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Definition of epistle from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. Etymology: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to,
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Welcome to The New Testament Gateway, the award winning web directory of internet resources on the New Testament. Browse or search annotated links on everything connected with the academic study of the New This major upgrade of the site improves navigation and introduces lots of new features. Department of Religion...
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