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• Ephesians, epistle to the — In the NT, the fifth of the letters of Paul. But it is more of a doctrinal treatise, dressed up as a letter by having an opening and formal greetings at the end. It was known to Ignatius (d. 107) and possibly even to Clement of Rome in 96 CE when …   Dictionary of the Bible

• 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

• Epistle to the Colossians —     Epistle to the Colossians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Colossians     One of the four Captivity Epistles written by St. Paul during his first imprisonment in Rome the other three being Ephesians, Philemon and Philippians. That …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle To the Romans —     Epistle to the Romans     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Romans     This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. The Roman Church and St. Paul; II. Character, Contents, and Arrangement of the Epistle; III.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle to the Colossians — Books of the New Testament …   Wikipedia

• Ephesians, Epistle to —    Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles.    Contents of. The Epistle to the Colossians is mainly polemical, designed to refute certain theosophic errors that had crept into… …   Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Epistle to the Ephesians — Described by William Barclay as the Queen of the Epistles , the Epistle to the Ephesians is one of the books of the Bible in the New Testament. [William Barclay, The Daily Bible Study: Revised Edition: The Letters to the Galatians and the… …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Hebrews — Books of the New Testament …   Wikipedia

• Epistle to the Ephesians — noun a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ • Syn: ↑Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians, ↑Ephesians • Instance… …   Useful english dictionary

• Epistle to the Laodiceans — An Epistle to the Laodiceans, purportedly written by Paul of Tarsus to the Laodicean Church, is mentioned in the canonical Epistle to the Colossians . Several texts bearing this title have been known to have existed, but none are widely believed… …   Wikipedia