1. Hebrews and the Catholic Epistles

2. Hebrews – The Goal of Faith Originally a sermon Exhortation to faith in Christ Jesus the word of God (1:1-4:13) Jesus the work of God (4:14-10:31) Remain faithful to Jesus (10:32-13:25)

3. James – Wisdom from Christ Wisdom literature Law of Moses and Teachings of Jesus Love God by loving your neighbor

4. 1 Peter – The Stressed Out Church Address 1:1-2 Prayer 1:3-5 Body 1:6-5:11 – New life (1:6-2:10) – Household Code (2:11-3:7) – The goal of new life (3:8-4:6) – The beginning of new life (4:7-19) – Leadership and youth (5:1-11) Greetings 5:12-14

5. 2 Peter – Last Will and Testament Address 1:1-2 Body 1:3-3:18 – Make your election sure (1:3-11) – The prophetic word is sure (1:12-21) – False teachers exist (2:1-22) – Judgment awaits the ungodly (3:1-13) – Reward awaits the godly (3:14-18)

6. Jude – Fight for the Faithful Address (1-2) Body (3-23) – Need to fight for the faithful (3-5) – God punishes wicked and rescues righteous (6-19) Past examples (6-16) Recent examples (17-19) – How to fight for the Faithful (20-23) Doxology (24-25)