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==Origin==
[http://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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : (Captialized) one of the [[letters]] adopted as [[books]] of the [[New Testament]]
:b : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles
2a : [[letter]]; especially : a [[formal]] or elegant letter
:b : a [[composition]] in the form of a letter
==Description==
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]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Origin==
[http://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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_century 13th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a : (Captialized) one of the [[letters]] adopted as [[books]] of the [[New Testament]]
:b : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles
2a : [[letter]]; especially : a [[formal]] or elegant letter
:b : a [[composition]] in the form of a letter
==Description==
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]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]