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epistle , in the Bible, a letter of the New Testament. The Pauline Epistles (ascribed to St. Paul) are Romans , First and Second Corinthians , Galatians , Ephesians , Philippians , Colossians , First and Second Thessalonians , First and Second Timothy , Titus , Philemon , and Hebrews . The Catholic, or General, Epistles are James ; First and Second Peter ; First, Second, and Third John ; and Jude . This classification is traditional. There is an Epistle of Jeremiah in Baruch . In traditional Christian liturgies, the Epistle is normally a portion of one of these letters read aloud.

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Epistle. The usual word for a letter, especially of the New Testament, and in liturgical use.

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Epistle in the Christian Church, a book of the New Testament in the form of a letter from an Apostle.

Epistle also denotes an extract from an Epistle (or another New Testament book not a Gospel) that is read in a church service.
Epistle side in a church, the south end of an altar, from which the Epistle is traditionally read (opposite to the north or Gospel side).

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