- First Epistle of Peter
- nounthe first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle• Syn: ↑I Peter• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Epistle• Part Holonyms: ↑New Testament
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PETER, THE FIRST EPISTLE OF — addressed especially to Jewish Christians in certain churches of Asia Minor, the members of which were suffering persecution at the hands of their adversaries as evil doers; was written to exhort them to rebut the charge by a life of simple… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Epistle to the Ephesians — Epistle to the Ephesians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians This article will be treated under the following heads: ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle; ♦ II. Special Characteristics: ♦ (1) Form: (a)… … Catholic encyclopedia
