Pauline Epistles

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The Pauline Epistles are a collection of New Testament letters traditionally attributed to the Apostle Paul, addressing early Christian communities and key theological themes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Testament writings
collection of biblical texts
addressesAudience early Christian communities
individual Christian leaders
alsoKnownAs Pauline Epistles
surface form: Letters of Paul
attributedTo Apostle Paul
surface form: Paul the Apostle
canonicalStatus canonical in most Christian traditions
circulatedAs letters among early churches
containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1 Corinthians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1 Thessalonians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1 Timothy

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2 Corinthians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2 Thessalonians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: 2 Timothy

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colossians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ephesians

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Galatians

Letter to the Hebrews
surface form: Letter to the Hebrews (traditional attribution in some traditions)

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philemon

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Philippians

Romans
Titus
genreFeatures doctrinal exposition
greetings and closings typical of ancient letters
paraenesis (moral exhortation)
historicalContext 1st-century Christianity
influenced Christian ethics
Christian liturgy
Christian theology
Western religious thought
language Koine Greek
literaryForm epistle
numberOfBooks 13
partOf New Testament
recognizedBy Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

most Protestant denominations
religiousTradition Christianity
subcollection Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Major Epistles

Catholic Epistles
surface form: Minor Epistles

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Pastoral Epistles

Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
surface form: Prison Epistles

disputed Pauline letters
undisputed Pauline letters
theologicalTheme Christology
God the Holy Spirit
surface form: Holy Spirit

ecclesiology
eschatology
ethics and Christian conduct
grace
justification by faith
usedIn Christian doctrine formation
Christian worship
biblical exegesis

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Pauline Epistles alsoKnownAs Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Letters of Paul
Luke associatedWith Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline missions
Epistle to Titus belongsToCorpus Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline letters
Final Judgment centralText Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
New Testament manuscripts contain Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Codex Alexandrinus contains Pauline Epistles
Codex Sinaiticus contains Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Galatians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ephesians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philippians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Colossians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2 Thessalonians
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 1 Timothy
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2 Timothy
Pauline Epistles containsWork Pauline Epistles self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Philemon
James the Just describedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Catholic Epistles distinguishedFrom Pauline Epistles
Catholic Epistles distinguishedFrom Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pastoral Epistles
New Testament theology drawsFrom Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Bible hasMajorDivision Pauline Epistles
September Testament hasPart Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: First Epistle to the Corinthians
Pillars of the Church hasSource Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Eastern Orthodox canon includesBook Pauline Epistles
Textus Receptus includesBook Pauline Epistles
Tyndale Bible includesBook Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Epistles of Paul
Apostle Peter mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
John Mark mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Luke mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Luke the Evangelist mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Mark the Evangelist mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Pontius Pilate mentionedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: 1 Timothy
Last Supper narratedIn Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: First Epistle to the Corinthians
this entity surface form: Pauline corpus
Acts of the Apostles precedes Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Epistle to the Romans
Gospels and Acts precedes Pauline Epistles
Early Christians producedText Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Barnabas religiousTextMention Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Atonement scripturalBasis Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
On the Trinity scripturalBasis Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
Second Coming of Christ scripturalBasis Pauline Epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline epistles
this entity surface form: New Testament epistles
this entity surface form: Pauline letters