Apostolos

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An apostolos or epistle is a writing directed or sent to a person or group of persons, usually a letter and a very formal, often didactic and elegant one. The letters from Apostles to Christians in the New Testament are often referred to as epistles.

In the context of the Divine Liturgy or other liturgical service, epistle may refer more specifically to a particular passage from a New Testament epistle that is scheduled to be read on a certain day or at a certain occasion, and the Apostolos is the liturgical book containing the various epistle readings as they appointed by the lectionary.

Pauline Epistles

The Epistle of Paul to the Romans

The First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians

The Second Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians

The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians

The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians

The Epistle of Paul to the Philippians

The Epistle of Paul to the Colossians

The First Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians

The Second Epistle of Paul to the Thessalonians

The First Epistle of Paul to Timothy

The Second Epistle of Paul to Timothy

The Epistle of Paul to Titus

The Epistle of Paul to Philemon

General Epistles

The Epistle to the Hebrews

The General Epistle of James

The First Epistle of Peter

The Second Epistle of Peter

The First Epistle of John

The Second Epistle of John

The Third Epistle of John

The Epistle of Jude


Apocalyptic Epistle

The Book of Revelation (or The Apocalypse of John)

See also