<P> The catholic epistles (also called the universal epistles or general epistles) are seven epistles of the New Testament . Listed in order of their appearance in the New Testament, the catholic epistles are: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Traditional epistle name </Th> <Th> Author according to the text (NIV) </Th> <Th> Traditional attribution </Th> <Th> Modern consensus </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Epistle of James </Td> <Td> "James, a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ" </Td> <Td> James, brother of Jesus </Td> <Td> An unknown James </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Epistle of Peter </Td> <Td> "Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ" </Td> <Td> Simon Peter </Td> <Td> Maybe Simon Peter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Epistle of Peter </Td> <Td> "Sim (e) on Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ" </Td> <Td> Simon Peter </Td> <Td> Probably not Simon Peter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> First Epistle of John </Td> <Td> anonymous </Td> <Td> John, son of Zebedee </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Epistle of John </Td> <Td> anonymous </Td> <Td> John, son of Zebedee </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Epistle of John </Td> <Td> anonymous </Td> <Td> John, son of Zebedee </Td> <Td> Unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Epistle of Jude </Td> <Td> "Jude" (or "Judas"), "a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James" </Td> <Td> Jude, brother of Jesus </Td> <Td> An unknown Jude </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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