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1 His, 2Sam 11: 14 | next morning David wrote a letter to Joab which he sent by
2 His, 2Kin 5: 5 | Aram. "I will send along a letter to the king of Israel."
3 His, 2Kin 5: 6 | of Israel he brought the letter, which read: "With this
4 His, 2Kin 5: 6 | which read: "With this letter I am sending my servant
5 His, 2Kin 5: 7 | 7 ~When he read the letter, the king of Israel tore
6 His, 2Kin 10: 2 | and the weapons, when this letter reaches you ~
7 His, 2Kin 10: 6 | Jehu wrote them a second letter: "If you are on my side
8 His, 2Kin 10: 7 | 7 ~When the letter arrived, they took the princes
9 His, 2Kin 19: 14 | 14 ~Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers
10 His, 2Chr 21: 12 | 12 ~2 He received a letter from the prophet Elijah
11 His, 2Chr 21: 12(2) | the attribution of the letter to him is most likely an
12 His, Ezr Int | excessive attention to the letter of the law. His work, however,
13 His, Ezr 4: 7(2) | in Ezra 7:12-26 a royal letter is cited in Aramaic.~
14 His, Ezr 4: 8 | scribe, wrote the following letter against Jerusalem to King
15 His, Ezr 4: 11 | 11 ~This is a copy of the letter that they sent to him: "
16 His, Ezr 4: 23 | copy of King Artaxerxes' letter had been read before Rehum,
17 His, Ezr 5: 6 | 6 ~A copy of the letter sent to King Darius by Tattenai,
18 His, Neh 2: 8 | 8 ~also a letter for Asaph, the keeper of
19 His, Neh 2: 10(1) | one of the Beth-horons. A letter from the Jews living at
20 His, Neh 6: 5 | servants, who bore an unsealed letter ~
21 His, Est B: 1 | 1 ~This is a copy of the letter: ~"The great King Ahasuerus
22 His, Est 8: 8 | concerning the Jews and seal the letter with the royal signet ring."
23 His, Est 8: 13 | 13 ~2 A copy of the letter to be promulgated as law
24 His, Est E: 1 | following is a copy of the letter: ~"King Ahasuerus the Great
25 His, Est E: 17 | well, then, to ignore the letter sent by Haman, son of Hammedatha, ~
26 His, Est E: 19 | shall exhibit a copy of this letter publicly in every place,
27 His, Est 9: 26 | that was contained in this letter, and because of what they
28 His, Est 9: 27 | manner prescribed by this letter, and at the time appointed. ~
29 His, Est 9: 29 | full authority this second letter about Purim, ~
30 His, Est 9: 29(4) | Esther 2:15. This second letter: for the burden of this
31 His, Est 9: 29(4) | for the burden of this letter see Esther 9:20ff. It was
32 His, Est 9: 29(4) | Queen Esther. The first letter, written in the king's name,
33 His, Est F: 10(2) | Ptolemy brought the present letter of Purim, saying that it
34 His, 1Mac 5: 10 | 10 ~They sent a letter to Judas and his brothers
35 His, 1Mac 5: 14 | While they were reading this letter, suddenly other messengers,
36 His, 1Mac 8: 22(9) | Capitol, with only a copy in letter form sent to Jerusalem.
37 His, 1Mac 10: 3 | 3 ~Demetrius sent a letter to Jonathan written in peaceful
38 His, 1Mac 10: 7 | to Jerusalem and read the letter to all the people. The men
39 His, 1Mac 10: 17 | 17 ~So he sent Jonathan a letter written in these terms: ~
40 His, 1Mac 11: 29 | and wrote the following letter to Jonathan about all these
41 His, 1Mac 11: 31 | information, a copy of the letter that we wrote to Lasthenes
42 His, 1Mac 12: 5 | 5 ~This is a copy of the letter that Jonathan wrote to the
43 His, 1Mac 12: 7 | 7 ~1 Long ago a letter was sent to the high priest
44 His, 1Mac 12: 7(1) | from 309 to 265 B.C. The letter was sent long ago, i.e.,
45 His, 1Mac 12: 8 | with honor and received the letter, which clearly referred
46 His, 1Mac 12: 17 | and to deliver to you our letter about the renewal of our
47 His, 1Mac 12: 19 | 19 ~This is a copy of the letter that was sent to Onias: ~
48 His, 1Mac 13: 35 | Demetrius sent him the following letter: ~
49 His, 1Mac 14: 20 | 20 ~This is a copy of the letter that the Spartans sent: "
50 His, 1Mac 15: 1 | of King Demetrius, sent a letter from the islands of the
51 His, 1Mac 15: 24 | 24 ~A copy of the letter was also sent to Simon the
52 His, 2Mac 1: 10(4) | preceding, not the following letter. King Ptolemy: Ptolemy VI
53 His, 2Mac 1: 14(7) | 1-16. The writer of this letter had probably heard a distorted
54 His, 2Mac 1: 14(7) | indications show that the letter was written very soon after
55 His, 2Mac 1: 18(8) | fire is incorporated in the letter because of its connection
56 His, 2Mac 9: 18 | and wrote the following letter to the Jews in the form
57 His, 2Mac 9: 19(2) | statement in 2 Macc 9:18 this letter is not really a supplication.
58 His, 2Mac 9: 19(2) | king. Apparently the same letter, which has every appearance
59 His, 2Mac 9: 25 | have written to him the letter copied below. ~
60 His, 2Mac 9: 25(3) | 25] The letter copied below: not included
61 His, 2Mac 11: 16 | These are the terms of the letter which Lysias wrote to the
62 His, 2Mac 11: 22 | 22 ~The king's letter read thus: "King Antiochus
63 His, 2Mac 11: 27 | 27 ~The king's letter to the people was as follows: "
64 His, 2Mac 11: 33(3) | the date of the Romans' letter (v 38), cannot be correct.
65 His, 2Mac 11: 33(3) | cannot be correct. The king's letter must be connected with the
66 His, 2Mac 11: 33(3) | Xanthicus in the body of the letter (2 Macc 11:30) caused the
67 His, 2Mac 11: 33(3) | the date of the Romans' letter to be transferred to this
68 His, 2Mac 11: 34 | Romans also sent them a letter as follows: "Quintus Memmius
69 WisdB, Job 31: 37(8) | literally, "tau," the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet;
70 WisdB, Psa 9: 1(1) | begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet (
71 WisdB, Psa 25: 1(1) | begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
72 WisdB, Psa 25: 5(2) | pattern of two lines per letter of the Hebrew alphabet in
73 WisdB, Psa 25: 22(3) | beginning with the Hebrew letter pe is added to the normal
74 WisdB, Psa 25: 22(3) | is added to the normal 22-letter alphabet. Thus the letters
75 WisdB, Psa 25: 22(3) | they spell aleph, the first letter of the alphabet.~
76 WisdB, Psa 34: 1(1) | beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
77 WisdB, Psa 34: 1(1) | alphabet. In this psalm one letter is missing and two are in
78 WisdB, Psa 37: 1(1) | begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
79 WisdB, Psa 111: 1(1) | beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.~
80 WisdB, Psa 119: 1(1) | stanza begins with the same letter. Each verse contains one
81 WisdB, Psa 145: 1(1) | begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
82 ProphB, Isa 37: 14 | 14 ~Hezekiah took the letter from the hand of the messengers
83 ProphB, Isa 37: 17 | Hear all the words of the letter that Sennacherib sent to
84 ProphB, Jer 29: 1 | This is the contents of the letter which the prophet Jeremiah
85 ProphB, Jer 29: 3 | the king of Babylon, the letter read: ~
86 ProphB, Jer 29: 3(1) | their mission to send his letter by them. ~
87 ProphB, Jer 29: 26(2) | Jeremiah 29:25-28). In his letter to Zephaniah Shemaiah reminds
88 ProphB, Jer 29: 26(2) | however, merely reads the letter to Jeremiah but does not
89 ProphB, Jer 29: 29 | priest Zephaniah read this letter to the prophet, ~
90 ProphB, Bar Int | patterned after the earlier letter of Jeremiah (Jer 29), in
91 ProphB, Bar Int | V. The Letter of Jeremiah against Idolatry ((
92 ProphB, Bar 6: 1 | 1 ~A copy of the letter which Jeremiah sent to those
93 ProphB, Eze 9: 4(1) | X: literally, the Hebrew letter taw, which had the form
94 ProphB, Dan 3: 98(8) | section has the form of a letter written by Nebuchadnezzar
95 Gosp | Introductions that appear before the Letter to the Romans and before
96 Gosp | the Romans and before the Letter of James, respectively.
97 Gosp, Mat Int | probably from the first letter of the German word Quelle,
98 Gosp, Mat 3: 7(7) | Testament, followed only the letter of the law, rejected the
99 Gosp, Mat 5: 18 | pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of
100 Gosp, Mat 5: 18 | or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law,
101 Gosp, Luk 16: 17 | for the smallest part of a letter of the law to become invalid. ~
102 Gosp, Act 15: 20 | 20 ~but tell them by letter to avoid pollution from
103 Gosp, Act 15: 23 | 23 ~This is the letter delivered by them: "The
104 Gosp, Act 15: 30 | together and delivered the letter. ~
105 Gosp, Act 16: 11(4) | see Introduction to the Letter to the Philippians).~
106 Gosp, Act 23: 25 | 25 ~Then he wrote a letter with this content: ~
107 Gosp, Act 23: 26(7) | 26-30] The letter emphasizes the fact that
108 Gosp, Act 23: 26(7) | empire. The tone of the letter implies that the commander
109 Gosp, Act 23: 33 | Caesarea they delivered the letter to the governor and presented
110 NTLet | obvious elements of the letter form are absent; see the
111 NTLet | upon the conventions of letter writing common in the ancient
112 NTLet | thanksgiving. The body of the letter provides an exposition of
113 NTLet | s travel plans, and the letter concludes with further advice
114 NTLet | Paul. One of these, the Letter to the Hebrews, does not
115 NTLet, Rom Int | in Rome antedates Paul's letter there. When it arose, likely
116 NTLet, Rom Int | note on Romans 1:14). The letter also refers to those "weak
117 NTLet, Rom Int | Romans 16 is part of the letter to Rome (see the note on
118 NTLet, Rom Int | there whom he knew, and our letter does not just reflect a
119 NTLet, Rom Int | earlier, quite polemical Letter to the Galatians and so
120 NTLet, Rom Int | written his strongly worded Letter to the Galatians against
121 NTLet, Rom Int | outlook is universal.~Paul's Letter to the Romans is a powerful
122 NTLet, Rom Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Romans are the following:~
123 NTLet, Rom 1: 1(1) | Romans than in any other letter. Elsewhere he associates
124 NTLet, Rom 1: 8(6) | the principal theme of the letter. In 2 Cor the thanksgiving
125 NTLet, Rom 1: 8(6) | blended into the body of the letter, especially in 1 Thes. In
126 NTLet, Rom 1: 14(9) | reigning when Paul wrote this letter, prided himself on his admiration
127 NTLet, Rom 1: 16(10)| The principal theme of the letter is salvation through faith.
128 NTLet, Rom 2: 29 | in the spirit, not the letter; his praise is not from
129 NTLet, Rom 7: 6 | and not under the obsolete letter. ~
130 NTLet, Rom 14: 8(3) | of slaves. Throughout the Letter to the Romans Paul emphasizes
131 NTLet, Rom 16: 1(1) | a later addition to the letter, but in general the evidence
132 NTLet, Rom 16: 22 | Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord. ~
133 NTLet, Rom 16: 25(11)| admirable conclusion to the letter at this point.~
134 NTLet, Rom 16: 25(12)| Paul has developed in the letter.~
135 NTLet, 1Cor Int | Introduction~Paul's first letter to the church of Corinth
136 NTLet, 1Cor Int | the person studying this letter, it seems to raise as many
137 NTLet, 1Cor Int | questions, Paul wrote this letter from Ephesus about the year
138 NTLet, 1Cor Int | uncorrected (1 Cor 4:18-21).~The letter illustrates well the mind
139 NTLet, 1Cor Int | He provides us in this letter with many valuable examples
140 NTLet, 1Cor Int | Certain passages of the letter are of the greatest importance
141 NTLet, 1Cor Int | proposed, however, that the letter as we have it contains portions
142 NTLet, 1Cor Int | than one original Pauline letter. We know that Paul wrote
143 NTLet, 1Cor Int | principal divisions of the First Letter to the Corinthians are the
144 NTLet, 1Cor 1: 1(1) | theopening of a Hellenistic letter (cf Romans 1:1-7), but expands
145 NTLet, 1Cor 1: 1(1) | suggest some of the issues the letter will discuss.~
146 NTLet, 1Cor 4: 8(3) | will address later in the letter.~
147 NTLet, 1Cor 5: 9 | 9 ~7 I wrote you in my letter not to associate with immoral
148 NTLet, 1Cor 11: 2(1) | 40] This section of the letter is devoted to regulation
149 NTLet, 1Cor 13: 1(1) | and prophecy) and into the letter as a whole (cf the references
150 NTLet, 1Cor 14: 3(3) | others, the main theme of the letter, comes to clearest expression
151 NTLet, 1Cor 15: 1(1) | inserted into the present letter. The problem that Paul treats
152 NTLet, 1Cor 16: 8(5) | from which he wrote the letter and suggests he may have
153 NTLet, 1Cor 16: 19(6) | be read, along with the letter, in the liturgy at Corinth,
154 NTLet, 2Cor Int | Introduction~The Second Letter to the Corinthians is the
155 NTLet, 2Cor Int | The emotional tone of the letter, its lack of order, and
156 NTLet, 2Cor Int | in the New Testament.~The letter is remarkable for its rhetoric.
157 NTLet, 2Cor Int | developed after Paul's first letter reached Corinth. We have
158 NTLet, 2Cor Int | what is contained in the letter itself, which of course
159 NTLet, 2Cor Int | the reconstruction of the letter's background is an uncertain
160 NTLet, 2Cor Int | complete agreement.~The letter deals principally with these
161 NTLet, 2Cor Int | several times during the letter (compare 2 Cor 2:14-7:4
162 NTLet, 2Cor Int | judge, therefore, that this letter as it stands incorporates
163 NTLet, 2Cor Int | down to us as the Second Letter to the Corinthians. Others
164 NTLet, 2Cor Int | to regard it as a single letter, attributing its inconsistencies
165 NTLet, 2Cor Int | during its composition. The letter, or at least some sections
166 NTLet, 2Cor Int | divisions of the Second Letter to the Corinthians are the
167 NTLet, 2Cor 1: 12(8) | will be important in the letter, especially in 2 Cor 10-
168 NTLet, 2Cor 1: 23(13)| he decided to regulate by letter even before the first of
169 NTLet, 2Cor 1: 23(13)| returned to Ephesus, and sent a letter (2 Cor 2:3-9) in place of
170 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 3(1) | time about the sending of a letter in place of the proposed
171 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 3(1) | visit. Paul mentions the letter in passing, but emphasizes
172 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 3(1) | or part of this "tearful letter" somewhere in the Corinthian
173 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 12(3) | Corinthians would respond to his letter. Since 2 Cor 7:5-16 describes
174 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 12(3) | Was this portion of the letter written before the arrival
175 NTLet, 2Cor 2: 14(5) | during final editing of the letter; appeals to the Corinthians
176 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 1(1) | existence constitutes his letter of recommendation (2 Cor
177 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2 | 2 ~You are our letter, 2 written on our hearts,
178 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2(2) | Paul plays on the word "letter": (1) the community is Paul'
179 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2(2) | the community is Paul's letter of recommendation (2 Cor
180 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2(2) | Cor 3:2a); (2) they are a letter engraved on his affections
181 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2(2) | Cor 3:2b); (3) they are a letter from Christ that Paul merely
182 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 2(2) | Cor 3:3a); (4) they are a letter written by the Spirit on
183 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 3 | 3 ~3 shown to be a letter of Christ administered by
184 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 3(3) | This verse contrasts Paul's letter with those written . . .
185 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 6 | of a new covenant, not of letter but of spirit; for the letter
186 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 6 | letter but of spirit; for the letter brings death, but the Spirit
187 NTLet, 2Cor 3: 6(5) | For the contrast between letter and spirit, cf Romans 2:
188 NTLet, 2Cor 6: 2(3) | as Paul is addressing his letter to them.~
189 NTLet, 2Cor 7: 2(1) | appeared previously in the letter. ~
190 NTLet, 2Cor 7: 5(2) | whole first part of the letter, 2 Cor 7:1-7. It deals with
191 NTLet, 2Cor 7: 8 | if I saddened you by my letter, I do not regret it; and
192 NTLet, 2Cor 7: 8 | it ((for) I see that that letter saddened you, if only for
193 NTLet, 2Cor 8: 1(2) | 1-24] This is a letter of recommendation for Titus
194 NTLet, 2Cor 9: 1(1) | originally an independent letter, though it deals with the
195 NTLet, 2Cor 9: 3(3) | would merely conclude the letter of recommendation begun
196 NTLet, 2Cor 10: 1(1) | formed the body of a separate letter. They constitute an apologia
197 NTLet, 2Cor 10: 1(1) | define the purpose of the letter. The structure that results
198 NTLet, 2Cor 10: 1(3) | restatement of the purpose of the letter, recurs in 2 Cor 13:10,
199 NTLet, 2Cor 13: 1(1) | themselves the "tearful letter" mentioned at 2 Cor 2:3-
200 NTLet, 2Cor 13: 10(5) | restates the purpose of his letter in language that echoes
201 NTLet, 2Cor 13: 10(5) | this entire portion of the letter (2 Cor 10:1-2).~
202 NTLet, 2Cor 13: 11(6) | peace in the community. The letter ends calmly, after its many
203 NTLet, Gal Int | The Galatians to whom the letter is addressed were Paul's
204 NTLet, Gal Int | that the recipients of this letter were Paul's churches in
205 NTLet, Gal Int | the destination of this letter.~If it is addressed to the
206 NTLet, Gal Int | Galatians in the north, the letter was probably written around
207 NTLet, Gal Int | polemically developed in the Letter to the Romans.~Autobiographically,
208 NTLet, Gal Int | Autobiographically, the letter gives us Paul's own accounts
209 NTLet, Gal Int | At the conclusion of the letter (Gal 6:11-18), Paul wrote
210 NTLet, Gal Int | shines through this whole letter.~The principal divisions
211 NTLet, Gal Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Galatians are the
212 NTLet, Gal 1: 2(3) | co-sender(s) at the start of a letter, but the use of all is unique,
213 NTLet, Gal 1: 2(3) | unique, adding weight to the letter. Galatia: central Turkey
214 NTLet, Gal 1: 11(9) | forth in the heart of the letter (Gal 2:15-21).~
215 NTLet, Gal 6: 11(7) | the scribe who wrote the letter up to this point. The larger
216 NTLet, Eph Int | Ephesians is the great Pauline letter about the church. It deals,
217 NTLet, Eph Int | Christ (Eph 4:25-6:20).~The letter is seemingly addressed by
218 NTLet, Eph Int | Many therefore regard the letter as an encyclical or "circular
219 NTLet, Eph Int | encyclical or "circular letter" sent to a number of churches
220 NTLet, Eph Int | think that Ephesians is the letter referred to in Col 4:16
221 NTLet, Eph Int | scholarship has considered the letter's style and use of words (
222 NTLet, Eph Int | authorship by Paul. The letter may then be the work of
223 NTLet, Eph Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Ephesians are the
224 NTLet, Eph 1: 3(3) | 3-14] While a Pauline letter usually continues after
225 NTLet, Eph 1: 15(9) | the thanksgiving form in a letter. Much of the content parallels
226 NTLet, Eph 2: 1(2) | The recipients of Paul's letter have experienced, in their
227 NTLet, Eph 3: 1(1) | 12). The readers of this letter are also thereby encouraged
228 NTLet, Eph 6: 21(2) | Tychicus: the bearer of the letter; see the note on Col 4:7.
229 NTLet, Phi Int | Jerusalem (Acts 20:6).~Paul's letter to the Christians at Philippi
230 NTLet, Phi Int | Philippians 4:10-20. Much of the letter is devoted to instruction
231 NTLet, Phi Int | Philippians 4:1-9). The letter seems to be drawing to a
232 NTLet, Phi Int | and thus the date of the letter, are uncertain. The traditional
233 NTLet, Phi Int | imprisoned, mentioned in the letter (Philippians 2:25-28; 4:
234 NTLet, Phi Int | some scholars, that the letter as we have it is a composite
235 NTLet, Phi Int | Philippians 3:1 is then another letter, with news of Paul's imprisonment
236 NTLet, Phi Int | Epaphroditus till the end of his letter.~This beautiful letter is
237 NTLet, Phi Int | his letter.~This beautiful letter is rich in insights into
238 NTLet, Phi Int | Philippians 3:8-10). The letter incorporates a hymn about
239 NTLet, Phi Int | Philippians has been termed "the letter of joy" (Philippians 4:4,
240 NTLet, Phi Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Philippians are the
241 NTLet, Phi 1: 1(2) | himself at the start of a letter as an apostle. Here he substitutes
242 NTLet, Phi 1: 1(2) | courtesy: Paul alone writes the letter, as the singular verb throughout
243 NTLet, Phi 1: 3(4) | 7-8) as elsewhere in the letter. The eschatology serves
244 NTLet, Phi 1: 3(4) | which appears throughout the letter.~
245 NTLet, Phi 1: 12(6) | 12-26] The body of the letter begins with an account of
246 NTLet, Phi 1: 18(9) | Rejoice: a major theme in the letter; see Introduction.~
247 NTLet, Phi 1: 27(12)| this early point in the letter, emphasizing steadfastness
248 NTLet, Phi 2: 19(15)| regularly a part of a Pauline letter near its conclusion; cf
249 NTLet, Phi 3: 1(1) | often signals the close of a letter; cf Philippians 4:8; 2 Cor
250 NTLet, Phi 3: 1(1) | has been frequent in the letter (Philippians 1:18; 2:2,
251 NTLet, Phi 3: 2(2) | part of another Pauline letter was inserted here; see Introduction.
252 NTLet, Phi 3: 2(2) | to the "Judaizers" of the Letter to the Galatians. Other
253 NTLet, Phi 4: 10(8) | than anywhere else in the letter (cf Philippians 1:3-5),
254 NTLet, Phi 4: 21(11)| greetings at the conclusion of a letter, see the note on 1 Cor 16:
255 NTLet, Col Int | Introduction~This letter is addressed to a congregation
256 NTLet, Col Int | had not visited there, the letter says (Col 1:4; 2:1). The
257 NTLet, Col Int | reiterated throughout the letter. Such teachings are but "
258 NTLet, Col Int | 18) at a place that the letter does not mention. Paul,
259 NTLet, Col Int | outline of a typical Pauline letter. It is distinguished by
260 NTLet, Col Int | 2:6, 7).~Paul wrote the Letter to the Colossians while
261 NTLet, Col Int | Still others regard the letter as the work of some pupil
262 NTLet, Col Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Colossians are the
263 NTLet, Col 1: 3(2) | thanksgiving at the start of a letter, see the note on Romans
264 NTLet, Col 1: 15(6) | Colossians and taken up into the letter from liturgical use (cf
265 NTLet, Col 1: 24(13)| the next concern in the letter.~
266 NTLet, Col 4: 16 | 16 ~And when this letter is read before you, have
267 NTLet, Col 4: 16(9) | from Laodicea: either a letter by Paul that has been lost
268 NTLet, Col 4: 16(9) | that has been lost or the Letter to the Ephesians (cf the
269 NTLet, 1The Int | occasion for Paul's first letter (1 Thes 3:6-8).~The letter
270 NTLet, 1The Int | letter (1 Thes 3:6-8).~The letter begins with a brief address (
271 NTLet, 1The Int | 26-28). The body of the letter consists of two major parts.
272 NTLet, 1The Int | The second part of the letter (1 Thes 4:1-5:25) is specifically
273 NTLet, 1The Int | principal divisions of the First Letter to the Thessalonians are
274 NTLet, 1The 1: 3(2) | eschatological hope, in line with the letter's emphasis on the Lord's
275 NTLet, 1The 5: 26(5) | liturgy at which Paul's letter would have been read.~
276 NTLet, 1The 5: 27 | you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the brothers. ~
277 NTLet, 2The Int | Introduction~This letter is addressed to the same
278 NTLet, 2The Int | to the same church as the letter that precedes it in the
279 NTLet, 2The Int | parallel to those in the First Letter to the Thessalonians, indeed
280 NTLet, 2The Int | the contents of the Second Letter to the Thessalonians suggest
281 NTLet, 2The Int | situation at Thessalonica.~The letter begins with an address (
282 NTLet, 2The Int | Thes 2:2). The body of the letter falls into three short parts,
283 NTLet, 2The Int | 1-17), the heart of the letter, deals with a problem threatening
284 NTLet, 2The Int | and apparently a forged letter, possibly presented at a
285 NTLet, 2The Int | The closing part of the letter (2 Thes 3:1-16) deals in
286 NTLet, 2The Int | opinion holds that this letter was written shortly after
287 NTLet, 2The Int | pseudepigraph, that is, a letter written authoritatively
288 NTLet, 2The Int | time, and especially if the letter is regarded as not by Paul
289 NTLet, 2The Int | divisions of the Second Letter to the Thessalonians are
290 NTLet, 2The 1: 3(2) | is customary in a Pauline letter (cf 1 Thes 1:2-3).~
291 NTLet, 2The 2: 2 | oral statement, or by a letter allegedly from us to the
292 NTLet, 2The 2: 2(2) | necessarily of ecstatic origin. A letter allegedly sent by us: possibly
293 NTLet, 2The 2: 2(2) | by us: possibly a forged letter, so that Paul calls attention
294 NTLet, 2The 2: 2(2) | of concluding a genuine letter with a summary note or greeting
295 NTLet, 2The 2: 15 | an oral statement or by a letter of ours. 8 ~
296 NTLet, 2The 2: 15(8) | an oral statement and a letter (2 Thes 2:2) and the content
297 NTLet, 2The 3: 1(1) | s own hand round out the letter. On 2 Thes 3:17-18, cf the
298 NTLet, 2The 3: 6(2) | more likely, in a forged letter (2 Thes 2:2) and the type
299 NTLet, 2The 3: 14 | word as expressed in this letter, take note of this person
300 NTLet, 2The 3: 17 | This is the sign in every letter; this is how I write. ~
301 NTLet, 1Tim Int | Ephesian community.~The letter instructs Timothy on his
302 NTLet, 1Tim Int | community (1 Tim 6:17-19). This letter also reminds Timothy of
303 NTLet, 1Tim Int | The central passage of the letter (1 Tim 3:14-16) expresses
304 NTLet, 1Tim Int | teaching. On this same note the letter concludes (1 Tim 6:20-21).~
305 NTLet, 1Tim Int | principal divisions of the First Letter to Timothy are the following:~
306 NTLet, 1Tim 3: 14(6) | near future, the present letter is being sent on ahead to
307 NTLet, 1Tim 4: 1(1) | cf Acts 20:29-30. The letter warns against a false asceticism
308 NTLet, 1Tim 5: 1(1) | sense (1 Tim 5:1-2), the letter takes up, in its several
309 NTLet, 1Tim 5: 17(3) | two at the time of this letter is obscure (but cf the note
310 NTLet, 1Tim 5: 17(3) | reconciliation of public sinners. The letter now sounds an informal note
311 NTLet, 1Tim 6: 2(3) | position outlined in this letter, not allowing himself to
312 NTLet, 2Tim Int | authorship and date of this letter, as one of the Pastoral
313 NTLet, 2Tim Int | Introduction to the First Letter to Timothy.~The tone here
314 NTLet, 2Tim Int | First Timothy, for this letter addresses Timothy in vivid
315 NTLet, 2Tim Int | 17; 4:9-18). Indeed, the letter takes on the character of
316 NTLet, 2Tim Int | Ephesus (2 Tim 2:17). The letter reveals that, with rare
317 NTLet, 2Tim Int | circumstances (2 Tim 1:6-14). The letter suggests that Timothy should
318 NTLet, 2Tim Int | others (2 Tim 2:10-13).~This letter, like the preceding one,
319 NTLet, 2Tim Int | accept him (2 Tim 4:3-5). The letter poignantly observes in passing
320 NTLet, 2Tim Int | divisions of the Second Letter to Timothy are the following:~
321 NTLet, 2Tim 1: 4(4) | the writer's death, the letter recalls the earlier sorrowful
322 NTLet, 2Tim 1: 16(11)| to have died before this letter was written. His family
323 NTLet, Tit Int | bearer of Paul's severe letter to the Corinthians (2 Cor
324 NTLet, Tit Int | 19, 23). In the present letter (Titus 1:5), he is mentioned
325 NTLet, Tit Int | the same personages).~The letter instructs Titus about the
326 NTLet, Tit Int | authorship and date of the Letter to Titus are discussed in
327 NTLet, Tit Int | principal divisions of the Letter to Titus are the following:~
328 NTLet, Phl | Philemon~This short letter addressed to three specific
329 NTLet, Phl | Philemon 1:12) with this letter asking that he be welcomed
330 NTLet, Phl | Antioch (ca. A.D. 110). Paul's letter deals with an accepted institution
331 NTLet, Phl | Paul breathes into this letter the spirit of Christ and
332 NTLet, Phl 0: 1(1) | and sets the tone of the letter. Here it is the prisoner
333 NTLet, Phl 0: 2(2) | that the one to whom the letter is addressed, Philemon,
334 NTLet, Phl 0: 7(7) | marking off the body of the letter.~
335 NTLet, Heb Int | even whether Hebrews is a letter have long been disputed.~
336 NTLet, Heb Int | Another important theme of the letter is that of the pilgrimage
337 NTLet, Heb Int | Hebrews 12:14-29).~The letter concludes with specific
338 NTLet, Heb Int | Egypt accepted Hebrews as a letter of Paul, and that became
339 NTLet, Heb Int | modern consensus is that the letter was not written by Paul.
340 NTLet, Heb Int | Judaism. The Greek of the letter is in many ways the best
341 NTLet, Heb Int | New Testament.~Since the letter of Clement of Rome to the
342 NTLet, Heb Int | reasonably certain. While the letter's references in the present
343 NTLet, Heb Int | case, the argument of the letter is more easily explained
344 NTLet, Heb Int | principal divisions of the Letter to the Hebrews are the following:~
345 NTLet, Heb 1: 1(1) | 1-4] The letter opens with an introduction
346 NTLet, Heb 13: 1(1) | matters (Hebrews 13:1-6), the letter turns to doctrinal issues.
347 NTLet, Heb 13: 1(1) | cause the recipients of this letter to lose their faith (Hebrews
348 NTLet, Heb 13: 17(4) | Hebrews 13:17-19). The letter concludes with a blessing (
349 CathL | attributed to Paul and the Letter to the Hebrews, the New
350 CathL | age. The term "catholic letter" first appears, with reference
351 CathL | exhortation in the form of a letter for literary effect, a phenomenon
352 CathL | comparable to the "open letter" that is sometimes used
353 CathL, Jam Int | The person to whom this letter is ascribed can scarcely
354 CathL, Jam Int | Ananus II in A.D. 62.~The letter is addressed to "the twelve
355 CathL, Jam Int | elsewhere. Or perhaps the letter is meant more generally
356 CathL, Jam Int | Peter (1 Peter 1:1). The letter is so markedly Jewish in
357 CathL, Jam Int | discernible between the Letter of James and other New Testament
358 CathL, Jam Int | literary form, James is a letter only in the most conventional
359 CathL, Jam Int | characteristic features of a real letter except the address. It belongs
360 CathL, Jam Int | secretary must have put the letter into its present literary
361 CathL, Jam Int | practice. Some regard the letter as one of the earliest writings
362 CathL, Jam Int | Christianity reflected in the letter cannot be situated historically
363 CathL, Jam Int | historical James; (d) the letter contains no allusions to
364 CathL, Jam Int | principal divisions of the Letter of James are the following:~
365 CathL, Jam 1: 9(5) | 9-11] Throughout his letter (see James 2:5; 4:10, 13-
366 CathL, 1Pet Int | Introduction~This letter begins with an address by
367 CathL, 1Pet Int | Numerous allusions in the letter suggest that the churches
368 CathL, 1Pet Int | that some have supposed the letter was addressed both to places
369 CathL, 1Pet Int | it might break out.~The letter constantly mingles moral
370 CathL, 1Pet Int | it was supposed that the letter was written from Rome shortly
371 CathL, 1Pet Int | authenticity, regard the letter as the work of a later Christian
372 CathL, 1Pet Int | 81-96). In this view the letter would date from the end
373 CathL, 1Pet Int | Christians in Asia Minor (the letter of Pliny the Younger to
374 CathL, 1Pet Int | unlikely that Peter addressed a letter to the Gentile churches
375 CathL, 1Pet Int | principal divisions of the First Letter of Peter are the following:~
376 CathL, 1Pet 1: 1(2) | and Introduction to that letter. Pontus . . . Bithynia:
377 CathL, 1Pet 1: 1(2) | messenger might deliver the letter. ~
378 CathL, 1Pet 4: 11(5) | occur within a New Testament letter, e.g., Romans 9:5. Some
379 CathL, 1Pet 4: 12(6) | device used at the end of the letter to emphasize the suffering
380 CathL, 2Pet Int | Introduction~This letter can be appreciated both
381 CathL, 2Pet Int | long central section of the letter (2 Peter 2:1-22). A particular
382 CathL, 2Pet Int | both content and style this letter is very different from 1
383 CathL, 2Pet Int | calls his work a "second letter," referring probably to
384 CathL, 2Pet Int | persistent doubt that the letter stemmed from the apostle
385 CathL, 2Pet Int | The Christians to whom the letter is addressed are not identified,
386 CathL, 2Pet Int | the features of a genuine letter at all, but is rather a
387 CathL, 2Pet Int | exhortation cast in the form of a letter. The author must have been
388 CathL, 2Pet Int | divisions of the Second Letter of Peter are the following:~
389 CathL, 2Pet 1: 2(2) | Knowledge: a key term in the letter (2 Peter 1:3, 8; 2:20; 3:
390 CathL, 2Pet 3: 1 | now, beloved, the second letter I am writing to you; through
391 CathL, 2Pet 3: 1(1) | reminding them in this second letter of the instruction in 1
392 CathL, 2Pet 3: 16(12)| things: the teachings of this letter find parallels in Paul,
393 CathL, 1Joh Int | identified this work as a letter of John the apostle. Because
394 CathL, 1Joh Int | epistolary conclusion of a letter. These features, its prologue,
395 CathL, 1Joh Int | letters.~The purpose of the letter is to combat certain false
396 CathL, 1Joh Int | heresy described in this letter cannot be identified exactly,
397 CathL, 1Joh Int | structure and language of the letter are straightforward yet
398 CathL, 1Joh Int | expressed in simple truths. The letter is of particular value for
399 CathL, 1Joh Int | principal divisions of the First Letter of John are the following:~
400 CathL, 1Joh 5: 13(3) | enjoined, is not forbidden. The letter concludes with a summary
401 CathL, 1Joh 5: 13(3) | summary of the themes of the letter (1 John 5:18-20). There
402 CathL, 2Joh | piece of papyrus. In each letter the writer calls himself "
403 CathL, 2Joh | link them with the First Letter and the Gospel of John.
404 CathL, 2Joh | both letters. The Second Letter is addressed to "the chosen
405 CathL, 2Joh | destination and purpose of the letter. Unlike 1 John, this brief
406 CathL, 2Joh | Unlike 1 John, this brief letter is not a theological treatise
407 CathL, 2Joh | the community. The Second Letter preserves the Johannine
408 CathL, 2Joh 0: 3(2) | like 1 Tim; 2 Tim this letter adds mercy to the terms
409 CathL, 3Joh | 3 John~The Third Letter of John preserves a brief
410 CathL, 3Joh | individual, Gaius. This letter is less theological in content
411 CathL, 3Joh | Presbyter in this short letter provide us with valuable
412 CathL, 3Joh | congregation. This brief letter and the situation that it
413 CathL, 3Joh 0: 3(2) | 3] The brothers: in this letter, the term may refer to Christians
414 CathL, 3Joh 0: 9(6) | caused him to disregard his letter and his influence.~
415 CathL, 3Joh 0: 12(9) | perhaps the bearer of the letter, is provided with a recommendation
416 CathL, Jude | Jude~This letter is by its address attributed
417 CathL, Jude | brother is the one to whom the Letter of James is attributed (
418 CathL, Jude | in the early church.~The letter is addressed in the most
419 CathL, Jude | constituted a danger. While the letter contains some Semitic features,
420 CathL, Jude | Like James and 2 Peter, the Letter of Jude manifests none of
421 CathL, Jude | typical features of the letter form except the address.~
422 CathL, Jude | been alive.~This little letter is an urgent note by an
423 CathL, Jude | admonitions (Jude 1:17-23). The letter is justly famous for its
424 CathL, Jude 0: 1(1) | identity of the author of this letter, see Introduction.~
425 CathL, Jude 0: 24(15)| through Jesus Christ, the letter reaches its conclusion by
426 CathL, Rev 1: 4(3) | between Rev 4; 22 resembling a letter. The author here employs
427 CathL, Rev 1: 4(3) | order for greetings in Greek letter writing: "N. to N., greetings . . .";
428 CathL, Rev 2: 1(2) | 1-7] The letter to Ephesus praises the members
429 CathL, Rev 2: 8(7) | 8-11] The letter to Smyrna encourages the
430 CathL, Rev 2: 12(11)| 12-17] The letter to Pergamum praises the
431 CathL, Rev 2: 18(16)| 18-29] The letter to Thyatira praises the
432 CathL, Rev 3: 1(1) | 1-6] The letter to Sardis does not praise
433 CathL, Rev 3: 7(4) | 7-13] The letter to Philadelphia praises
434 CathL, Rev 3: 7(4) | admonition; rather, the letter promises that they will
435 CathL, Rev 3: 14(9) | 14-22] The letter to Laodicea reprimands the