The letters to the Thessalonians /
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| Author / Creator: | Green, Gene L. |
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| Imprint: | Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co. ; Leicester, England : Apollos, 2002. |
| Description: | xl, 400 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The Pillar New Testament commentary Pillar New Testament commentary. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4709175 |
Table of Contents:
- Series Preface
- Author's Preface
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Introduction
- I.. Rivers, Roads, Rolling Mountains, and the Sea: Genography and Travel Through Macedonia and Thessalonica
- II.. A Summary History of Macedonia and Thessalonica
- III.. The Government of Thessalonica
- IV.. The Social and Economic Worlds of Thessalonica
- V.. Religion in Thessalonica
- VI.. The Gospel and the Thessalonians
- VII.. The Authorship of 1 and 2 Thessalonians
- A.. 1 Thessalonians
- B.. 2 Thessalonians
- 1.. Literary Arguments
- 2.. The Argument from Form
- 3.. The Theological Argument
- VIII.. The Order of the Epistles
- IX.. The Structure of 1 and 2 Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians
- I.. "Paul, Silas and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians"--the Epistolary Greeting (1.1)
- II.. "We Always Thank God for All of You"--The Coming of the Gospel and Its Reception (1.2-10)
- III.. "You Know..."--The Body of the Letter (2.1-5.22)
- A.. "Our visit to you was not a failure"--The Gospel Arrives in Thessalonica (2.1-3.13)
- 1.. "Our visit"--The Apostolic Entrance (2.1-12)
- 2.. "We also thank God...you received the word of God"--The Reception of the Gospel (2.13-16)
- 3.. "We were torn away from you"--The Exit of the Apostles and the Attempts to Return (2.17-20)
- 4.. "We sent Timothy"--The Mission of Timothy (3.1-5)
- 5.. "But Timothy has just now come to us"--Thanksgiving to God for the Thessalonians (3.6-10)
- 6.. "Now may our God...clear the way for us to come to you"--The Prayer to Return to Thessalonica (3.11-13)
- B.. "You know what instructions we gave you"--The Life That Pleases God (4.1-5.22)
- 1.. "We instructed you how to live in order to please God"--The Introduction (4.1-2)
- 2.. "You should avoid sexual immorality"--Sanctification (4.3-8)
- 3.. "Now about..."--Responses to Questions (4.9-5.11)
- a.. Fraternal "love" (4.9-12)
- b.. "Those who fall asleep" (4.13-18)
- c.. "Times and dates" (5.1-11)
- 4.. "Respect those who work hard among you"--The Community and Its Leadership (5.12-13)
- 5.. "Warn...encourage...help...be patient"--Life in Community (5.14)
- 6.. "Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong"--The Life of Nonretaliation (5.15)
- 7.. "Be joyful...pray...give thanks"--Communion with God (5.16-18)
- 8.. "Do not put out the Spirit's fire"--Prophecy in the Community (5.19-22)
- IV.. "May God Himself"--The Final Prayer, Greetings, and Blessing (5.23-28)
- A.. "May God ... sanctify you through and through" (5.23-25)
- B.. "Greet all the brothers and sisters" (5.26-27)
- C.. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you" (5.28)
- 2 Thessalonians
- I.. "Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the Church of the Thessalonians"--The Epistolary Salutation (1.1-2)
- II.. "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)
- A.. "We must always give thanks to God for you"--The First Thanksgiving (1.3-5)
- B.. "It is indeed just of God to repay with affliction those who afflict you"--The Destiny of the Persecutors (1.6-10)
- C.. "To this end we will always pray for you"--The Remembrance of Prayers to Be Worthy of God's Call (1.11-12)
- III.. "As to ..."--The Body of the Letter (2.1-3.15)
- A.. "As to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ"--The Time of the Day of the Lord (2.1-17)
- 1.. Do not "be quickly shaken"--False Teaching about the Day of the Lord (2.1-12)
- 2.. "But we must always give thanks to God for you"--The Second Thanksgiving (2.13-14)
- 3.. "Stand firm and hold fast to the traditions"--Exhortation to Steadfastness--2.15
- 4.. "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father"--The First Prayer (2.16-17)
- B.. "Finally, brothers and sisters"--Final Instructions (3.1-15)
- 1.. "Pray for us"--Mutual Prayers (3.1-5)
- a.. "So that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly"--The Prayer Request of the Apostles (3.1-2)
- b.. "But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you"--Confidence in the Lord (3.3-4)
- c.. "May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God"--The Second Prayer (3.5)
- 2.. "Now we command you"--The Problem of the Disorderly (3.6-15)
- a.. "Keep away from believers who are living in idleness"--The First Exhortation (to the Community) (3.6)
- b.. "We were not idle when we were with you"--The Example of the Apostles (3.7-10)
- c.. "Work quietly and earn your own living"--The Second Exhortation (to the Disorderly) (3.11-12)
- d.. "Do not be weary in doing what is right"--The Third Exhortation (to the Community) (3.13)
- e.. "Take note of those who do not obey"--Discipline in the Community (3.14-15)
- IV.. "Now May the Lord of Peace Himself Give You Peace"--The Third Prayer and Final Greetings (3.16-18)
- A.. "Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace"--The First Benediction (3.16)
- B.. "I, Paul, write this greeting"--The Apostolic Greeting and Guarantee (3.17)
- C.. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all"--The Final Benediction (3.18)
- Indexes
- Modern Authors
- Subjects
- Scripture References
- Extrabiblical Literature
