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General As is the case with the letter of James (see previous chapter), the two letters of Peter, together with those of John and Jude, belong to the ‘general epistles’. This expression, invented by people, is somewhat misleading: as if these letters to Christians are written in general, while all these letters are predominantly Jewish/Israeli … Read more
General Together with the letters of John, Peter and Jude, the letter of James belongs to the so-called ‘general epistles’. All these letters are predominantly Jewish in character, which is completely in line with the apostleship of John, Peter and James. They are also letters that were written expressly against the background of the direct expectation … Read more
General We find the letter to Hebrews in our Bible between the letters of Paul and the ‘general epistles’. It is a long letter, in which the author assumes that his readers are familiar with the Old Testament. Although the letterhead is missing, it becomes clear from the end that we are indeed dealing with … Read more
General We find this little letter at the end of the series of letters in the New Testament to which Paul’s name as a writer is attached. Precisely because it is the shortest of Paul’s letters, it is placed at the back. It is a personal letter in which Paul makes a request to Philemon … Read more
General The letter to Titus is one of the letters that Paul wrote to only one person. The name ‘Titus’ according to some means: venerable, honoured; according to others: wild pigeon. Paul calls Titus his “true child by virtue of (our) common faith” (ch. 1:3). What applies to Timothy (see the part about the first … Read more
General What was written in the previous section about the first letter of Timothy under ‘General’, also applies here. With the difference that the first letter of Timothy (and the letter to Titus) was written by Paul in freedom; the second letter to Timothy he wrote from captivity. This makes this letter actually a ‘delayed’ … Read more
General Along with the Epistle to Philemon and the Epistle to Titus, the Timothy Epistles were written by Paul to individuals; not directly to municipalities. In particular, the letters to Timothy and Titus (only since the 19th century) are also called the ‘pastoral’ or ‘pastoral’ letters. This designation has been given to these letters because … Read more
General As with the first letter to the Thessalonians, this second letter is especially known for the things written in it regarding the future. Most of chapters 1 and 2 are about what will happen in the future. A future very imminent and anticipated at the time this letter was written! It is about the … Read more
General The Thessalonians are best known for the things written in them regarding the return of the Lord Jesus Christ. In itself this is also obvious because, for example, each chapter of the first letter is concluded with a reference to the coming of Christ. Everything in this letter is more or less in the … Read more
General More than the letter to the Ephesians, the twin letter of the Colossians, this letter is about the position of Christ and there is more emphasis on doctrinal truths. The letter of Ephesians speaks more about the position of the body of Christ. Writer, origin and destination This letter was probably written at the same … Read more
