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使徒書 (しとしょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

使し徒と書しょ

Meanings

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noun

the Epistles (New Testament)

Refers specifically to the letters in the New Testament, such as those by Paul, Peter, John, etc. Used in Christian contexts.

新しん約やく聖せい書しょの使し徒と書しょを読よむ。
I read the Epistles of the New Testament.

Kanji

使use, send on a mission, order
徒on foot, junior, emptiness
書write

Similar words

福ふく音いん書しょ
福音書 refers to the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), while 使徒書 refers to the Epistles (letters).

Etymology

Compound of 使徒 (apostle) + 書 (writing, book). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is conventionally used for the apostolic letters in the New Testament.