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A warm thank-you note from prison. The theme is joy. Contains the great kenotic hymn about Christ "emptying hi…

The first of the so-called pastoral epistles. Paul to his younger colleague leading the church in Ephesus. A p…

Paul to his Greek colleague Titus, left in charge of churches on the island of Crete. Short, practical, focuse…

A practical letter of Jewish-Christian wisdom, traditionally by James the brother of Jesus. "Faith without wor…

Peter to Christians scattered across the empire and suffering for the name. The keynote is hope through hardsh…

Tishbite prophet of the ninth century BC, active in the northern kingdom under Ahab and Jezebel. Confronted Ba…