Use "epistle" in a sentence

1. The writer of The Epistle of Polycarp refers to Tobit to give credence to the idea that the giving of alms has power to deliver the giver from death.

Der Brief des Polykarp an die Philipper nimmt offenbar Bezug auf das Buch Tobit, wenn es darin heißt, Almosen zu geben befreie vom Tod.