Walvoord, one of evangelicalisms most prominent leaders, and mark hitchcock, todays leading bible prophecy expert, guide you through the prophecy and exhort believers on practical matters such as moral purity, disciplined living, church relationships, prayer and church discipline. Over a quarter of 1 thessalonians and nearly half of 2 thessalonians deal with problems and issues regarding the parousia or coming of christ from heaven. The great apostasy may already be fully underway, spurred by the rising tide of deception in society. The apostle paul identified himself twice as the author of this letter 1. The first epistle of paul the apostle to the thessalonians commentary by a. As the writers pray for the thessalonians, the result that they look for is the honour of the lord jesus. But a tumult being raised in the city by the unbelieving jews, and the lewd and baser sort of the inhabitants, paul and silas, for their safety, were sent away by night. Although the present work is an exposition of pauls letters to the thessalonians, in order to grasp some of the observations that i will make in this chapter and a later chapter, we 1 vincent cheung, commentary on philippians.
Presented here is a verse by verse exposition of the new testament. Greg beale, 12 thessalonians downers grove, ill intervarsity, 2003. Study basics about bible books, people, dates, places, and content, and take webbased selftests. Verse 5 not in the passion of lust, even as the gentiles who know not god. Thomas aquinas 12251274 commentary on 1 thessalonians both latin and english. Book of second thessalonians overview insight for living. The best commentaries on 12 thessalonians ranked by scholars, journal. We see that the authors of 2 thessalonians are the same as that of the first letter. Formerly master of university college, durham, and sometime fellow and tutor of trinity college, oxford author of an exegetical commentary on the gospel according to st. The epistle is attributed to paul the apostle, and is addressed to the church in thessalonica, in modernday greece. A free bible commentary on the first letter to the thessalonians in. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the jews.
A free bible commentary on the first letter to the thessalonians in easyenglish. It is helpful to trace the locations of paul and his companions that relate to the thessalonian correspondence. First, there is pauls characteristic salutation and greeting 1 thessalonians 1. This commentary is in the ivp new testament commentary series and is intended for pastors and. Paul is in the ministry as a mercenary, to get what he can out of it materially 1 thessalonians 2. As a consequence of this acceptance, the thessalonians.
The believers under the old testament waited for the coming of the. Oct 19, 2008 the thessalonians, it seems, quickly accepted the message despite some opposition. The thessalonians, it seems, quickly accepted the message despite some opposition. Support for this comes from timelines given in the book acts which have been coupled with accounts of roman and jewish history. Yet most people today have never heard of john gill. The book of 1 thessalonians in the world wide study bible. Impressed by the faithfulness of the thessalonians in the face of persecution, paul wrote to encourage the christians in that community with the goal that they would continue to grow in godliness. In order to understand this second epistle, we must endeavor to ascertain the condition of the thessalonian church when the apostle wrote to them. The second missionary journey, first epistle of the apostle paul, jailer, macedonian churches. Thus, the second coming seems to permeate the letter and may be viewed in some sense as its theme. Paul knew that the people had been exposed to errant teaching from those in opposition to the way of jesus christ and the grace of god. First epistle to thessalonians read the bible online. Green the letters to the thessalonians pillar new testament commentary, 2002.
The thessalonian letters present the first literary evidence for the use of parousia. This letter was also written from corinth and during the same year. The book is designed with an introduction to i thessalonians followed by commentary on it, and then an introduction to ii thessalonians followed by its commentary. The change in the thessalonians was sure evidence that what the. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of second thessalonians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. Thus, in the present context, it denotes a departure or apostasy from the faith, the revealed truth of god see i timothy 4. In the church of thessalonica there were some misunderstandings about the return of christ. Stallard, michael, the books of 1 and 2 thessalonians. It was a great commercial center of pauls time, the inhabitants being greeks, romans and jews. Paul preaches to please others, not god 1 thessalonians 2. 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. The clear consensus for the best commentary on the two letters to the thessalonians is greens commentary from the pntc series. Listen to chuck swindolls overview of first thessalonians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork.
Commentary on first and second thessalonians commentary on. Top five 12 thessalonians commentaries reading acts. Why i want to study the thessalonian epistles acts 16 and 17, mark dever. But there is much more to these letters than just end times prophecy. The prayer is that the lord jesus will have glory because of the faith of the thessalonians.
The persons to whom this epistle is written, namely, the church of the thessalonians, the converted jews and gentiles in thessalonica. The thessalonian epistles are probably best known for what they reveal about the last days. 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. Mathison says, wanamaker attempts to resolve some of the difficulties related to these letters by arguing that 2 thessalonians was actually written before 1 thessalonians. It still exists under the name of saloniki, and has a population of from 75,000 to. General resources for 1 thessalonians check the scripture index for links and study resources pertaining to specific pericopes. It is striking that the thessalonians are the only jesusgroup whom paul notes are already imitating him 1. The thessalonians faith and example 2 d we give thanks to god always for all of you, constantly 1 e mentioning you in our prayers, 3 remembering before f our god and father g your work of faith and labor of h love and i steadfastness of hope in our lord jesus christ. Pauls first epistle to the thessalonians by the rev. Commentary, exegesis, studies, etc 1 thessalonians, geneva study bible, 1599. The message of 1 thessalonians capitol hill baptist church. Some have expressed surprise that paul spoke so forthrightly in this passage regarding the lustful sins of fornication and impurity.
And then mentions the sure evidences of the good success of the gospel among. In light of the problems with work that will emerge later in the epistles, it is interesting. Tertullian on the resurrection of the flesh, 24, quoting 1th 5. In acts, luke recorded that paul preached for three sabbath days to the jews in the. 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. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 thessalonians 1 and more. The book of 1 thessalonians was written in approximately a. Year of the constantinopolitan era of the world, or that used by the byzantine historians, 5560. Best commentaries and books on 1 thessalonians logos bible. The letters called epistles from paul to thessalonica, which included i thessalonians and ii thessalonians were probably two of the earliest letters paul had written which was around a. It is likely the first of pauls letters, probably written by the end of ad 52 however, some scholars believe. Paul, and silvanus, and timothy, unto the church of the thessalonians in god the father and the lord jesus christ. It may be true that they lack the theological profundity of.
This summary of the book of 1 thessalonians provides information about the title, author s, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 thessalonians. There are a number of helpful commentaries on the thessalonian epistles, and. Paul had been compelled to leave the thessalonians only partially instructed. 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 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. Verse 3 we are bound to give thanks to god always for you, brethren, even as it is meet, for that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the love of each one of you all toward one another aboundeth. Verses 1622 matthew henrys commentary bible gateway. Enduring word bible commentary 1 thessalonians chapter 1. The epistles to the thessalonians are all too little studied today.
Book of first thessalonians overview insight for living. On the occasion for the writing of this epistle,the pulpit commentary writes. It was the first he wrote to european christians, and in it the fundamental things of the christian life are very clearly set forth. Resources matthew henrys commentary 1 thessalonians chapter 5 verses 1622 verses 1622 here we have divers short exhortations, that will not burden our memories, but will be of great use to direct the motions of our hearts and lives. Early church fathers early christian writings has a chapterbychapter list of references to 1 thessalonians in the antenicene fathers st john chrysostom c. D edmond hiebert while not as full as the authors excellent work on the gospel of luke, these volumes provide a critical exegetical unfolding of. Verses 1622 verses 1622 here we have divers short exhortations, that will not burden our memories, but will be of great use to direct the motions of our hearts and lives. We learn from the book of acts that during pauls stay in the city of thessalonica, he preached in a. Commentary on the book of 2 thessalonians chapter 1 1paul and silvanus and timothy, to the church of the thessalonians in god our father and the lord jesus christ.
Jun 28, 2012 i find his comments on the eschatology of 12 thessalonians refreshing, and judging from the underlining in my copy of the book, i have stolen learned a great deal from morris. Check out this summary and commentary and the book of i thessalonians. It was founded by cassander, king of macedon 315 b. Although the present work is an exposition of pauls letters to the thessalonians, in order to grasp some of the observations that i will make in this chapter and a. David guzik commentary on 1 thessalonians 1 describes how the gospel caused changes in the tessalonian christians, which caused them to become. D 51 or 52, paul addresses some misconceptions from his letter in i thessalonians. We can be sure about this, and about the date, from the letter and the book of the acts. The apostle paul prophesies of an apostasy in ii thessalonians 2. First thessalonians it is generally supposed that pauls first epistle to the thessalonians is the first book of the new testament that was ever written. It is the shortest letter paul wrote to any church and is characterized by its lack of special salutations and for its general idea of patient waiting for our lord. Every chapter of 1 thessalonians ends with a reference to the second coming of christ, with ch. I enjoyed the introduction to i thessalonians much more than that for ii thessalonians because i just cant agree that the second letter came from some hand other than pauls. The new american commentary is for the minister or bible student who wants to understand and expound the scriptures. The authenticity of this epistle is attested by iren.
A selection of the best commentaries and bible study resources on the book of 1 thessalonians. In secular greek, the word is used politically of rebels vines expository dictionary of new testament words, p. Enduring word bible commentary 1 thessalonians chapter 2. Commentary on the book of 1 thessalonians chapter 1 1paul and silvanus and timothy, to the church of the thessalonians in god the father and the lord jesus christ. He saw the need to do a follow up letter to correct false doctrines about the day of the lord as some had thought it had already occurred. As there is consensus on the best commentary, there is also consensus on the second best. The thessalonians who have lived by faith in the lord will also receive honour when the lord jesus comes. Commentary on first and second thessalonians commentary. In the tyndale commentary, leon morris observes in his preface. I find his comments on the eschatology of 12 thessalonians refreshing, and judging from the underlining in my copy of the book, i have stolen learned a great deal from morris.
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