Several New Testament passages contain lists that have come to be labeled Catalogues of Vices and Virtues by scholars.
The catalogue form was extremely popular in 1st century[clarification needed] Hellenism.
[citation needed] Plato wrote the earliest catalogue.
Such catalogs could easily be adapted for a range of philosophies and ethics.
The longest list is in the Epistle to the Galatians and every item is common among pagan catalogues except one.