Pauline Epistles - The Order of Epistles

The Order of Epistles

In the order they appear in the New Testament, the Pauline epistles are:

Name
 Greek
 Latin
 Abbreviations
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Romans Προς Ρωμαίους Epistula ad Romanos Rom Ro
First Corinthians Προς Κορινθίους Α Epistula I ad Corinthios 1 Cor 1C
Second Corinthians Προς Κορινθίους Β Epistula II ad Corinthios 2 Cor 2C
Galatians Προς Γαλάτας Epistula ad Galatas Gal G
Ephesians Προς Εφεσίους Epistula ad Ephesios Eph E
Philippians Προς Φιλιππησίους Epistula ad Philippenses Phil Phi
Colossians Προς Κολασσαείς Epistula ad Colossenses Col C
First Thessalonians Προς Θεσσαλονικείς Α Epistula I ad Thessalonicenses 1 Thess 1Th
Second Thessalonians Προς Θεσσαλονικείς Β Epistula II ad Thessalonicenses 2 Thess 2Th
First Timothy Προς Τιμόθεον Α Epistula I ad Timotheum 1 Tim 1T
Second Timothy Προς Τιμόθεον Β Epistula II ad Timotheum 2 Tim 2T
Titus Προς Τίτον Epistula ad Titum Tit T
Philemon Προς Φιλήμονα Epistula ad Philemonem Philem P

All of these epistles present Paul as the author. Some classifications do include Hebrews, being anonymous, as a Pauline epistle instead of listing it with the general epistles, but authorship of Hebrews (as Paul's) was disputed from the earliest.

Formerly in many manuscripts of the New Testament, the Epistle to the Hebrews was located between other Pauline epistles:

  • between Rom and 1 Cor in mss: Papyrus 46 and in minuscules: 103, 455, 1961, 1964, 1977, 1994.
  • between 2 Cor and Gal (minuscules 1930, 1978, and 2248)
  • between Gal and Eph,
  • between 2 Thessalonians and 1 Timothy. This order used manuscripts: Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus, Codex Vaticanus Graecus 1209, Codex Ephraemi, H, I, P, 0150, 0151, and about 60 minuscule codices (e.g. 218, 632).

Now Hebrews is placed at the end. This order was used by the manuscripts: Codex Claromontanus, Uncial 048, E, K, L and majority of minuscules.

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