1Thessalonians

History

• Dated - AD 51 (church also founded around this date)
• Paul's authorship not disputed until recently
• Authorship supported by Acts timeline
• Lies in modern day Greece (Roman province of Macedonia)
• Paul visited Thessalonica on 2nd missionary visit

THEMEs

• Eschatology
• Ethics
• Exhortations

eschatology (4:13-5:6)

• Parousia
• Day of the Lord
• Resurrection of the Dead
• Triumphal entry
• "thief in the night" language

Ethics

• Seek Purity, flee from Impurity (4:3-7)
• Brotherly love (4:9-10)
• "Work quietly;" admonish idle (4:11-12; 5:14)
• Respect Leaders (5:12)
• Encourage/help one another (4:18; 5:11,14)

Exhortations

• Walk according to the Spirit (3:8; 4:1-)
• Do not grieve like you have no hope (4:13-)
• Put on the Breastplate of Faith and Love
• A Helmet of the Hope of Salvation (5:8)
• Pray without ceasing; be thankful (5:17-18)

outline

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Exegesis