6-18. Thirteen epistles, or letters, of Paul: 1. The epistle to the
Romans; 2 and 3. First and second epistles to the Corinthians; 4. The
epistle to the Galatians; 5. The epistle to the Ephesians; 6. The
epistle to the Philippians; 7. The epistle to the Colossians; 8 and
9. The first and the second epistle to the Thessalonians; 10 and 11.
The first and the second epistle to Timothy, who was bishop in the
church of Ephesus; 12. The epistle to Titus, bishop in the church on
the island of Crete; 13. The epistle to Philemon.
19. The epistle to the Hebrews, supposed to have been written by one
of the disciples of Paul.
20-26. Seven epistles, called general, or catholic, because they were
written to several congregations: 1. James; 2 and 3. First and second
epistles of Peter; 4, 5 and 6. First, second and third epistles of
John; 7. Jude. James was the bishop, or overseer, of the church at
Jerusalem. Jude, or Judas, is supposed to be the brother of James.
27. The last writing in our Bible is the Revelation of John. In this
writing the apostle describes a vision, which he had on the island of
Patmos, and in which the struggle and victory of the kingdom of God
is described.
BRIEF OUTLINE
of the History of the Church after the Death of the Apostles