
List of the 21 Epistle Books in the Bible
There are 21 Epistle Books in the Bible.
The New Testament begins with the Four Gospels, followed by the Book of Acts. Then come the 13 Epistles of the Apostle Paul (also known as the Pauline Epistles). The Pauline Epistles are then followed by 8 General Epistles, as you will discover below.
The 13 Pauline Epistles
The 8 General Epistles
Pauline Epistles (13):
Romans
- Written: AD 57
1 Corinthians
- Written: AD 56
2 Corinthians
- Written: AD 56
Galatians
- Written: AD 50 – AD 55
Ephesians
- Written: AD 60 – AD 64
Philippians
- Written: AD 60 – AD 64
Colossians
- Written: AD 60 – AD 64
1 Thessalonians
- Written: AD 49 – AD 54
2 Thessalonians
- Written: AD 50 – AD 54
1 Timothy
- Written: AD 64
2 Timothy
- Written: AD 65 – AD 67
Titus
- Written: AD 64
Philemon
- Written: AD 60
General Epistles (8):
Hebrews
- Author: Unknown
- Written: AD 60 – AD 69
James
- Author: James
- Written: AD 48
1 Peter
- Author: Apostle Peter
- Written: AD 64 – AD 65
2 Peter
- Author: Apostle Peter
- Written: AD 64 – AD 70
1 John
- Author: Apostle John (also author of Gospel of John)
- Written: AD 85 – AD 95
2 John
- Author: Apostle John (also author of Gospel of John)
- Written: AD 85 – AD 95
3 John
- Author: Apostle John (also author of Gospel of John)
- Written: AD 85 – AD 95
Jude
- Author: Jude
- Written: AD 60 – AD 95
More New Testament Knowledge
There are 27 books in the New Testament of the Protestant Christian Bible. These 27 books can be divided into 5 different segments. These segments are:
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