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

Containing the Epistles to the Hebrews, the Catholic Epistles, and the Revelation. 2nd edition. 16s.

From A Classified Catalogue of Selected Works Published by George Bell and Sons November, 1892 by Anonymous

Whether copies contain the whole or a part of the sacred volume, the general order of the books is the following: Gospels, Acts, Catholic Epistles, Pauline Epistles, Apocalypse.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

In the fourth century the order which the books had commonly assumed in Greek MSS. and writers was; the Gospels, the Acts, the Catholic Epistles, the Pauline, and the Apocalypse.

From The Canon of the Bible by Davidson, Samuel

“In the Catholic Epistles the scribe has frequently contented himself with a column of forty-seven lines114.”

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose

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

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Westbrook, Richard B.