{{summary Infobox_Contents | texttopic_name = Epistles |subtopics =An epistle is a writing or letter directed or sent to a person or group of persons. . The vast majority of the [[New Testament]] contains Pauline epistles. Some of these letters were sent to individuals ([[Philemon]], * [[1 TimothyGeneral epistles]], [[2 Timothy]], [[Titus]], [[3 John]]), others were sent to churches or other groups ([[Romans]] - [[2 Thessalonians]], [[Hebrews]] - [[Jude]]). The [[Revelation | Book of Revelation]] was not sent to a single church, but rather to a group of churches, as was [[1 Peter]] and possibly [[2 Peter]].opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}} |}}
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{{overview}}An epistle is a writing or letter directed or sent to a person or group of persons. The vast majority of the [[New Testament]] is comprised of epistles. Some of these letters were sent to individuals ([[Philemon]], [[1 Timothy]], [[2 Timothy]], [[Titus]], [[3 John]]), some to churches ([[Romans]] - [[2 Thessalonians]]) or other groups ([[Hebrews]] - [[Jude]]). The [[Revelation | Book of Revelation]] was not sent to a single church, but rather to a group of churches, as was [[1 Peter]] and possibly [[2 Peter]].