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There are 21 epistles in the New Testament.

Also, if you read Revelation chapters 1 - 3 you will notice 7 more epistles (letters) that truly should be included in the count, making it a total of 28. Most people don't think to include them as epistles but they are 7 letters going to 7 churches and the definition of "epistle" is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people".

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What are the names of the 2 epistles in the New Testament?

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Did Paul write the Pauline and Non Pauline Epistles?

A:The term 'Pauline epistles' is applied to those epistles that scholars generally agree were actually written by the apostle Paul. The term 'non-Pauline epistles' is applied to those epistles that scholars generally agree were not actually written by the apostle Paul, although the authors wrote in his name. Another term for 'non-Pauline epistles' is 'pseudo-Pauline epistles'.The epistles almost universally regarded as having been written by Paul are: Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Galatians, Philippians and1 Thessalonians. The following epistles are regarded by the majority of scholars as non-Pauline: Ephesians, Colossians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy and Titus.


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