Two letters that paul wrote to the church in thessalonica are preserved in the new testament. Summary of the book of 1 thessalonians bible survey. The first letter 1 thessalonians was written to a community of believers who had been christians for only a short period of time, probably no more than a few months. The first letter was written after timothy, his coworker, returned from thessalonia to report that the new converts had stood fast in the lord. A bible study looking at the book of first thessalonians. The gospelnot signs and miraclesis gods power for his church. They thought it had come already so they stopped with. Summary of the book of 2 thessalonians bible survey. Book of first thessalonians overview insight for living. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of first thessalonians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. In the greek new testament, 2 thessalonians is listed as to the thessalonians. Both the internal and external evidence points to paul writing this epistle. In acts, luke recorded that paul preached for three sabbath days to the jews in the. When paul preached the gospel in thessalonica, he proclaimed that the.
Date both thessalonian epistles were written during pauls second missionary journey, thus making them among the earliest of the new testament. Enduring word bible commentary 1 thessalonians chapter 1. Each of the verbs in verses 11 and 12 employ the present tense. The book of 2 thessalonians was likely written in ad 5152. It is likely the first of pauls letters, probably written by the end of ad 52 however, some scholars believe the epistle to galatians may have been written at an. The present tense is coming emphasizes the ongoing certitude of the event but. But, through the gospel of the lord jesus, god comes into our lives, regardless of our.
Paul turns from their thanksgiving and prayer for the thessalonians to the. Commentary on the epistles of paul to the tessalonians cornelius. David guzik commentary on 1 thessalonians 1 describes how the gospel caused. Modern biblical scholarship is divided on whether the epistle was written by paul. The model church, and the three tenses of the christian life1. Internally, the vocabulary, style, and doctrinal content support the claims in 2 thessalonians 1. Bible commentary on 1 thessalonians introduction book introduction 1. After paul started the church in thessalonica, he wrote this first letter to the believers there within just a few months of leaving.
The first epistle to the thessalonians, commonly referred to as first thessalonians or 1 thessalonians, is a pauline epistle of the new testament of the christian bible. It seems clear that paul wrote this epistle shortly after he arrived in corinth 1. Just because paul visited a city, preached the gospel for weeks or even months, and founded a church by guiding converts to the faith, this did not protect the new church from scheming heretics. Book of second thessalonians overview insight for living. We learn from the book of acts that during pauls stay in the city of thessalonica, he preached in a jewish synagogue on three successive sabbath days. Letters of paul to the thessalonians bible britannica.
Paul wrote 2 thessalonians from corinth shortly after his first letter for silas had reunited. A few scholars have suggested that paul wrote 2 thessalonians before he. In the church of thessalonica there were some misunderstandings about the return of christ. This represents the apostle pauls second canonical correspondence to the fellowship of believers in. Therefore, paul probably wrote 1 thessalonians in a. The model church, and the three tenses of the christian life, 1. The book of 1 thessalonians was written in approximately a. It is traditionally attributed to paul the apostle, with timothy as a coauthor. First epistle to thessalonians read the bible online. The second epistle to the thessalonians, commonly referred to as second thessalonians or 2 thessalonians is a book from the new testament of the christian bible. The epistle is attributed to paul the apostle, and is addressed to the church in thessalonica, in modernday greece. They thought it had come already so they stopped with their work. After writing and sending this letter, paul enjoyed a sustained and fruitful.
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