The catholic epistles are the following books of the New Testament: The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Scriptures, is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ...
They are so named because they are addressed to the whole church (i.e. catholic), not to a particular local church. ("Catholic" in this sense means "the whole church", not the "Roman Catholic Church".) The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbreviated Heb. ... The Epistle of James is a book of the New Testament, best known for its teaching that faith without works is dead (James 2:26 KJV). ... (Redirected from 1 Peter) In Christianity, the First Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament. ... The Second Epistle of Peter is a book of the New Testament of the Bible. ... (Redirected from 1 John) The First Epistle of John is a book of the Bible New Testament. ... The Second Epistle of John is a book of the Bible New Testament. ... The Third Epistle of John is a book of the Bible New Testament. ... The brief Epistle of Jude is a book in the Christian New Testament canon. ...
Unlike the other epistles, which are addressed to individual churches and all of which are written by Paul of Tarsus, none of these letters are written by Paul. Traditionally authorship of Hebrews is assigned to Paul, but this is largely rejected by modern scholarship. An epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. ... Paul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus) or Saint Paul the Apostle (d. ...
The argument based on i, 7, proves nothing, while the words "to the strangers dispersed through Pontus" should not be taken in the literal sense of Jews in exile, but in the metaphorical sense of the people of God, Christians, living in exile on earth, far from their true country.
While those who reject the authenticity of the Epistle place it about 150, the advocates of its authenticity maintain that it was written after 63-4, the date of the First Epistle, and before 64-5, the date believed to be that of the death of St. Peter (i, 14).
In the body of the Epistle (i, 16-iii, 13) the author brings forward the dogma of the second coming of Christ, which he proves, recalling His glorious transfiguration and the prediction of the Prophets (i, 16-21).
In the Epistles to the Corinthians, Romans, and Galatians, for instance, there is no diving into the future, nothing said of the Parousia, or second coming of Jesus.
Moreover, the structure of the Epistle, its subject-matter, and its affectionate outbursts of prayer for the recipients and of exhortation are all decidedly Pauline characteristics.
Catholics insist that Paul cannot have said the Parousia would be during his lifetime.
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