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General epistles come books in the New Testament in the form of letters. It is termed "general" because mostly their arranged audience seems to become Christians in general rather than single souls or even congregations when is a experience using the Pauline epistles. Notwithstanding, 2 John and 3 John are included in that class action despite their addresses severally to the "elect lady", speculated by numerous to become a church itself, & to "Gaius", just about whom there hwhen been good deal speculation however little in the way of conclusive proof as to his identity.

There hwhen been considerable speculation as to the authorship one works. virtually all a most conservative scholars tend to suppose 2 Peter to be the pseudonymous forgery, but these scholars come inexorable in their defense of its legitimacy & place in the Biblical canon. Protestant Conservatives tend to attribute the books of James and Jude to Jesus' younger half-stepbrother, when Roman Catholics and others world health organization hang on to to the doctrine of the Perpetual Virginity of Mary see this, obviously, when heretical.

Enrolled sequentially of their appearance in a Future Testament, the General Epistles come:

Epistle of James First Epistle of Peter Second Epistle of Peter First Epistle of John Second Epistle of John Third Epistle of John Epistle of Jude

In addition, a few scholars include a anon. Book of Hebrews as falling in this class action; its traditional title is from either its contents, non a specific location within the letter. Old tradition ascribed it to Paul, but its literary genre makes this highly unbelievable, & about there is no modern scholar accepts this idea presently.

Look at as well: Epistle

James: Introduction, Outline, and Argument
An introduction to the book. By Daniel B. Wallace.

James
An introduction to the letter. From the Nazarene Commentary.

James - Introduction
The introduction to the book of James found in the New American Bible.

Peter I : Introduction, Argument, and Outline
An introduction to the letter. By Daniel B. Wallace.

Peter I and II
An introduction to the books. From The Catholic Encyclopedia (1910).

Peter II : Introduction, Argument, and Outline
An introduction to the letter. By Daniel B. Wallace.

Use of the Letter of Jude by the Second Letter of Peter
Article by Terence Callahn. [PDF]




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