epistle

1. A specially long, formal letter (synset 106638690)
   is a type of: letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization
2. A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle (synset 106454286)
   is a type of: book - a major division of a long written composition
   specific instances:

   • epistle of paul the apostle to the romans, epistle to the romans, romans - a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
   • first epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians, first epistle to the corinthians, i corinthians - a New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
   • ii corinthians, second epistle of paul the apostle to the corinthians, second epistle to the corinthians - a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
   • epistle of paul the apostle to the galatians, epistle to the galatians, galatians - a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Galatians
   • ephesians, epistle of paul the apostle to the ephesians, epistle to the ephesians - a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
   • epistle of paul the apostle to the philippians, epistle to the philippians, philippians - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Philippi in Macedonia
   • colossians, epistle of paul the apostle to the colossians, epistle to the colossians - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to the Colossians in ancient Phrygia
   • first epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians, first epistle to the thessalonians, i thessalonians - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to the Thessalonians
   • ii thessalonians, second epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians, second epistle to the thessalonians - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to the Thessalonians
   • first epistle of paul the apostle to timothy, first epistle to timothy, i timothy - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
   • ii timothy, second epistle of paul the apostle to timothy, second epistle to timothy - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's second epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters
   • epistle of paul the apostle to titus, epistle to titus, titus - a New Testament book containing Saint Paul's epistle to Titus; contains advice on pastoral matters
   • epistle of paul the apostle to philemon, epistle to philemon, philemon - a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping
   • epistle to the hebrews, hebrews - a New Testament book traditionally included among the epistle of Saint Paul but now generally considered not to have been written by him
   • epistle of james, james - a New Testament book attributed to Saint James the Apostle
   • first epistle of peter, i peter - the first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
   • ii peter, second epistle of peter - the second New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle
   • first epistle of john, i john - the first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
   • ii john, second epistel of john - the second New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
   • iii john, third epistel of john - the third New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle
   • epistle of jude, jude - a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude
   is a part of: new testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible

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