Catholic Epistles

American  

plural noun

1. the New Testament Epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and sometimes II and III John and Jude, addressed to the entire church.

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Catholic Epistles British  

plural noun

1. New Testament the epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and Jude, which were addressed to the universal Church rather than to an individual or a particular church

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Example Sentences

This Hebrew Gospel and such writings as the Catholic Epistles of James and Peter contained their peculiar doctrines.

From Project Gutenberg

The same uncertainty prevails in regard to the authorship of several, if not all, of what are called the General or Catholic Epistles, as well as of the Acts of the Apostles and the book of Revelation.

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The Catholic Epistles, as they are called, if genuine, should be regarded as of the highest authority in everything which relates to the early age of Christianity.

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On the seven Catholic Epistles, a book on each.

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Turning from the Acts of the Apostles to the other works of the New Testament, we shall be able very briefly to dispose of the Catholic Epistles, the Epistle to the Hebrews and the Apocalypse.

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