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| Series Preface | |
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| Author's Preface | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Rivers, Roads, Rolling Mountains, and the Sea: Genography and Travel Through Macedonia and Thessalonica | |
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| A Summary History of Macedonia and Thessalonica | |
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| The Government of Thessalonica | |
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| The Social and Economic Worlds of Thessalonica | |
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| Religion in Thessalonica | |
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| The Gospel and the Thessalonians | |
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| The Authorship of 1 and 2 Thessalonians | |
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| 1 Thessalonians | |
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| 2 Thessalonians | |
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| Literary Arguments | |
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| The Argument from Form | |
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| The Theological Argument | |
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| The Order of the Epistles | |
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| The Structure of 1 and 2 Thessalonians | |
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| 1 Thessalonians | |
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| "Paul, Silas and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians"--the Epistolary Greeting (1.1) | |
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| "We Always Thank God for All of You"--The Coming of the Gospel and Its Reception (1.2-10) | |
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| "You Know..."--The Body of the Letter (2.1-5.22) | |
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| "Our visit to you was not a failure"--The Gospel Arrives in Thessalonica (2.1-3.13) | |
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| "Our visit"--The Apostolic Entrance (2.1-12) | |
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| "We also thank God...you received the word of God"--The Reception of the Gospel (2.13-16) | |
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| "We were torn away from you"--The Exit of the Apostles and the Attempts to Return (2.17-20) | |
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| "We sent Timothy"--The Mission of Timothy (3.1-5) | |
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| "But Timothy has just now come to us"--Thanksgiving to God for the Thessalonians (3.6-10) | |
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| "Now may our God...clear the way for us to come to you"--The Prayer to Return to Thessalonica (3.11-13) | |
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| "You know what instructions we gave you"--The Life That Pleases God (4.1-5.22) | |
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| "We instructed you how to live in order to please God"--The Introduction (4.1-2) | |
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| "You should avoid sexual immorality"--Sanctification (4.3-8) | |
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| "Now about..."--Responses to Questions (4.9-5.11) | |
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| Fraternal "love" (4.9-12) | |
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| "Those who fall asleep" (4.13-18) | |
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| "Times and dates" (5.1-11) | |
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| "Respect those who work hard among you"--The Community and Its Leadership (5.12-13) | |
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| "Warn...encourage...help...be patient"--Life in Community (5.14) | |
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| "Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong"--The Life of Nonretaliation (5.15) | |
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| "Be joyful...pray...give thanks"--Communion with God (5.16-18) | |
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| "Do not put out the Spirit's fire"--Prophecy in the Community (5.19-22) | |
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| "May God Himself"--The Final Prayer, Greetings, and Blessing (5.23-28) | |
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| "May God ... sanctify you through and through" (5.23-25) | |
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| "Greet all the brothers and sisters" (5.26-27) | |
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| "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you" (5.28) | |
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| 2 Thessalonians | |
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| "Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians"--The Epistolary Salutation (1.1-2) | |
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| "Your Faith Is Growing and Your Love Is Increasing"--Thanksgiving and Prayers for the Faith, Love, and Steadfastness of the Persecuted Thessalonians (1.3-12) | |
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| "We must always give thanks to God for you"--The First Thanksgiving (1.3-5) | |
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| "It is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you"--The Destiny of the Persecutors (1.6-10) | |
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| "To this end we will always pray for you"--The Remembrance of Prayers to Be Worthy of God's Call (1.11-12) | |
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| "As to ..."--The Body of the Letter (2.1-3.15) | |
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| "As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ"--The Time of the Day of the Lord (2.1-17) | |
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| Do not "be quickly shaken"--False Teaching about the Day of the Lord (2.1-12) | |
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| "But we must always give thanks to God for you"--The Second Thanksgiving (2.13-14) | |
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| "Stand firm and hold fast to the traditions"--Exhortation to Steadfastness--2.15 | |
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| "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father"--The First Prayer (2.16-17) | |
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| "Finally, brothers and sisters"--Final Instructions (3.1-15) | |
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| "Pray for us"--Mutual Prayers (3.1-5) | |
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| "So that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly"--The Prayer Request of the Apostles (3.1-2) | |
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| "But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you"--Confidence in the Lord (3.3-4) | |
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| "May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God"--The Second Prayer (3.5) | |
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| "Now we command you"--The Problem of the Disorderly (3.6-15) | |
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| "Keep away from believers who are living in idleness"--The First Exhortation (to the Community) (3.6) | |
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| "We were not idle when we were with you"--The Example of the Apostles (3.7-10) | |
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| "Work quietly and earn your own living"--The Second Exhortation (to the Disorderly) (3.11-12) | |
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| "Do not be weary in doing what is right"--The Third Exhortation (to the Community) (3.13) | |
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| "Take note of those who do not obey"--Discipline in the Community (3.14-15) | |
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| "Now May the Lord of Peace Himself Give You Peace"--The Third Prayer and Final Greetings (3.16-18) | |
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| "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace"--The First Benediction (3.16) | |
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| "I, Paul, write this greeting"--The Apostolic Greeting and Guarantee (3.17) | |
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| "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all"--The Final Benediction (3.18) | |
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| Indexes | |
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| Modern Authors | |
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| Subjects | |
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| Scripture References | |
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| Extrabiblical Literature | |