The Pauline epistles, Epistles of Paul, or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen New Testament books which have the name Paul (Παῦλος) as the first word, hence claiming authorship by Paul the Apostle. Among these letters are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity and, as part of the canon of the New Testament, they have also been, and continue to be, foundational to Christian theology and Christian ethics. The Epistle to the Hebrews was also anciently attributed to Paul, but does not bear his name.
The Pauline epistles are usually placed between the Book of Acts and the General epistles. In minuscules 175, 325, 336, and 1424 the Pauline epistles are placed at the end of the New Testament.
Read more about Pauline Epistles: The Order of Epistles, Religious Classification of The Epistles, Authenticity of The Epistles, Lost Pauline Epistles, Non-canonical Pauline Epistles
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... Main article Pauline Epistles Of the 27 books in the New Testament, 13 bear Paul's name 7 of these are widely considered authentic and Paul's own, while the authorship of the other six ... Acts never directly quotes from the Pauline epistles ... Discrepancies between the Pauline epistles and Acts would further support the conclusion that the author of Acts did not have access to those epistles when composing Acts ...