| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] ''epistula'', ''epistola'' [[letter]], from [[Greek]] ''epistolē'' [[message]], letter, from ''epistellein'' to send to, from ''epi- + stellein'' to send | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] ''epistula'', ''epistola'' [[letter]], from [[Greek]] ''epistolē'' [[message]], letter, from ''epistellein'' to send to, from ''epi- + stellein'' to send |
− | An '''epistle''', [[Greek]] ἐπιστολή, ''epistolē'', 'letter') is a [[writing]] directed or sent to a [[person]] or [[group]] of people, usually an elegant and formal [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didactic didactic] letter. The epistle [[genre]] of letter-[[writing]] was common in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt ancient Egypt] as part of the scribal-school writing [[curriculum]]. The letters in the [[New Testament]] from [[Apostles]] to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those traditionally attributed to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] are known as Pauline epistles and the others as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_epistles catholic (i.e., "general") epistles].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle] | + | An '''epistle''', [[Greek]] ἐπιστολή, ''epistolē'', 'letter') is a [[writing]] directed or sent to a [[person]] or [[group]] of people, usually an elegant and formal [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didactic didactic] letter. The epistle [[genre]] of letter-[[writing]] was common in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt ancient Egypt] as part of the scribal-school writing [[curriculum]]. The letters in the [[New Testament]] from [[Apostles]] to Christians are usually referred to as epistles. Those traditionally attributed to [[Paul, the Apostle|Paul]] are known as Pauline epistles and the others as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_epistles catholic (i.e., "general") epistles].[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistle] |