An epistle.
The Apostle Paul wrote most of the New Testament as letters to different churches. For instance: Galatians was written to a church in Galatia; Phillippians to a church in Phillippi; Corinthians to a church in Corinth, etc.
Irving Spence has written: 'Letters on the early history of the Presbyterian Church in America' -- subject(s): History, Presbyterian Church in the U.S., Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (General), Presbyterian Church
No, the Book of Acts was written after the Epistles in the New Testament. The Epistles were letters written by various apostles to early Christian communities, while Acts is a historical account of the early Christian church written by Luke.
Epistles are letters written to encourage the early Christians. These were encouraging letters to new believers as they started their new journey in Christ.
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People shared information about Jesus Christ and His teachings through letters since the very beginning of Christianity. Not all letters that were written (nor all writings about Jesus) are included in the bible. But the Catholic Church determined that some letters along with the Gospels and other writings were the Word of God and should be included in the Bible (aka the Canon of the Bible).
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What is the definition of epistles? Epistles are letters that express the faith of the early church.
St. Paul wrote two letters to the church of Corinth, now known as 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians.
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