Pauline Epistles

The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle. Among these epistles are some of the earliest extant Christian documents. They provide an insight into the beliefs and controversies of early Christianity. As part of the canon of the New Testament (except Hebrews in Lutheranism), they are foundational texts for both Christian theology and ethics.

The Epistle to the Hebrews, although it does not bear Paul's name, was traditionally considered Pauline, though its authorship has long been discussed; it does not read like his other epistles in style and content, and does not identify Paul as its author the way the others do.

The Pauline epistles are usually placed between the Acts of the Apostles and the catholic epistles (also called the general epistles) in modern editions. Most Greek manuscripts place the general epistles first, and a few minuscules (175, 325, 336, and 1424) place the Pauline epistles at the end of the New Testament.