Prison Epistles

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Prison Epistles

The Epistolary Literature of the New Testament

Twenty of the twenty-seven books make up the genus of NT letters. They are letters written to direct, advice and instruct in their early development to newly formed churches, or to help those responsible to pasture and manage them.

The book of Acts tells how the Christian faith began to spread through Palestine, Asia Minor and Greece several points in the years following the ascension of the Lord. The speed of this expansion was soon to reveal that missionary work was not confined to encourage small groups of believers in ...