These are similar in that they identify the sender and recipients and extend greetings. Paul often followed this with thanksgiving and prayer. Each letter specifically addresses the congregation or person to whom Paul is writing. They were originally intended to be read aloud during a single public worship service, in a single church. Next we have the books from Hebrew to Revelation. The Letter to the Hebrews is also considered a Pauline epistle. James to Jude are considered general epistles. James was a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Four men in the New Testament bore this name, but this James was the head of the church in Jerusalem. Address a letter to the twelve tribes scattered abroad. James insists that works and not words are the mark of a disciple. The book of 1 Peter states that Peter was an apostle of Jesus Christ. This letter reflects a time of suffering and persecution. He admonishes readers to a life of purity, of pious life and exhorts them to steadfastness and fidelity in