What are the epistles of the New Testament?

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The New Testament contains 21 epistles — letters written to early Christian churches and individuals. Traditionally, 13 are attributed to the Apostle Paul; the remaining 8 include the anonymous Epistle to the Hebrews and the "general" or "catholic" epistles.

Pauline epistles (13, traditionally attributed to Paul)

Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon.

General epistles (8)

Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude. Hebrews is anonymous — no author is named in the text.

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