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. In his second epistle to the thessalonians, paul wrote words of counsel and clarification to members of the church who misunderstood. It was a great commercial center of pauls time, the inhabitants being greeks, romans and jews. The second epistle to the thessalonians begins with almost the same wording as the first epistle. It still exists under the name of saloniki, and has a population of from 75,000 to. 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. In acts, luke recorded that paul preached for three sabbath days to the jews in the. A very important passage in this letter concerns the second coming of christ. It makes my heart sink to think that pretribulationism has been improperly taught.
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. First and second thessalonians volume 11 richard, earl j. After the russian revolution of 1917, a man went up to his pretrib pastor, tore his bible in half and shouted, you lied to us. The book of 2 thessalonians is filled with information that explains the end times. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of 2 thessalonians in the bible king james version. Both of these arguments may be satisfactorily answered. Biography of paul both the internal and external evidence points to paul writing this epistle.
Book of second thessalonians overview insight for living. The book of 1 thessalonians was written in approximately a. Far and away the largest theological contribution of both 1 and 2 thessalonians lies in what they say about eschatology. The second epistle to the thessalonians introduction author the apostle paul, joined in his salutation by silvanus and timothy 1. This summary of the book of 2 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 2 thessalonians. Second thessalonians is widely regarded as pseudonymous. For god did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our lord jesus christ.
The book of second thessalonians dont let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man. The doctrine, style, and manner of thought are all. Clarks commentary on first and second thessalonians, like his other commentaries, is neither technical nor devotional. Check out this summary and commentary and the book of i thessalonians. And we have confidence in the lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you. The apostle paul identified himself twice as the author of this letter 1. Wooo on is an eon thessalonians aelo2 1 thessalonians 1. It also exhorts us not to be idle and to work for what we have. Paul and silvanus and timothy, to the church of the thessalonians in god our father and the lord jesus christ. Book of second thessalonians overview insight for living ministries. 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. Wooo on is an eon thessalonians aelo1 1 and 2 thessalonians writing with gratitude and affection to a church that he had visited only briefly, pauls first and second epistles to the thessalonians offer words of encouragement to a faithful but struggling church, and they focus particularly on the encouragement offered by the return of christ.
Paul needed to address the three troubles the church in thessalonica faced. One topic included in both books is that of the coming of the lord. Everything in 2 thessalonians contributes to these twin themes of endurance through suffering and the eternal scope of divine grace. Further, it is claimed that the eschatology of 2 thessalonians is in disagreement with that of 1 thessalonians. The book of second thessalonians dont let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction.
It was founded by cassander, king of macedon 315 b. 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. This represents the apostle pauls second canonical correspondence to the fellowship of believers in the city of thessalonica compare 1. This summary of the book of 2 thessalonians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview. Galyn wiemers teaches verse by verse through the book of matthew. Book of first thessalonians overview insight for living. 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. Early sources in church history that attribute this letter to. This is the first lesson of an extended bible study of the book of 1. More than 1 thessalonians, 2 thessalonians has been disputed by some starting with the tubingen school with respect to pauline authorship b. This is a versebyverse, chapterbychapter audio teaching of this powerful book. There are also some great prayers in 2 thessalonians that can be an example for us on how to pray for other believers today.
Watch our overview video on 2 thessalonians, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. The first is on pauls previous works at thessolonica and the second section is on present issues that concern this church. The account of pauls founding of the church at thessalonica is. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of first thessalonians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. The bible book of 2 thessalonians with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. I read this account and similar accounts of the dangers of pretrib teaching in a posttrib periodical. Second epistle to the thessalonians encyclopedia of the. In the church of thessalonica there were some misunderstandings about the return of christ.
Second epistle to the thessalonians read the bible online. It is helpful to trace the locations of paul and his companions that relate to the thessalonian correspondence. Listen to chuck swindoll s overview of second thessalonians in his audio message from the classic series gods masterwork. 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. Second thessalonians may be divided into three major. It was written about ad 50 or ad 51 from corinth just a short time after the dispatch of his first epistle. A bible commentary for teaching and preaching gaventa, beverly roberts on.
Nevertheless, many in modern scholarship hold to the authenticity of pauline authorship for 2 thessalonians1 c. This book is a letter from paul, silas, and timothy to the church at thessalonica greece, further describing jesus return and encouraging them to withstand the oppression for their beliefs. The bible book of second thessalonians 2001 translation. If paul sent 1 thessalonians at the beginning of his stay in corinth, he may well have sent 2 thessalonians within eighteen months of the first letter or towards the end of his stay at corinth c. Written to the congregation in thessaloniki, greece on behalf of paul possibly in aramaic by either timothy or sylvanus between 52 and 54ce. Throughout the book, we see that what we hope for shapes what we live for. These recordings are offered free of charge, but we welcome donations if you feel led to support the message. The account of pauls initial visit to thessalonica is in acts 17. The book of 2 thessalonians has not always been accepted as pauline and has been attacked on several grounds. The first is seen as representing pauls earliest epistolary efforts and as providing two successive moments in his long relationship as advisor to that community. Second thessalonians is the ninth of pauls letters. The apostle paul with silvanus silas and timothy a.
This summary of the book of 2 thessalonians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 2 thessalonians. A bible study looking at the book of second thessalonians. This summary of the book of 1 thessalonians provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 thessalonians. Both lists of canonical books of the nt circulated in rome. After the pastoral epistles and ephesians, in fact, 2 thessalonians is the most doubted book in the corpus paulinum. The books of first and second thessalonians cover several areas. The author second thessalonians does not have nearly as widespread acceptance as does 1 thessalonians. Second thessalonians verse by verse bible teaching audio. The letters first and second thessalonians are traditionally associated with the pauline foundation of the macedonian church at thessalonica. Clark pleas see commentaries on pauls letters e book, 175 pages, 1986. The author of the book of second thessalonians is the apostle paul. Irenaeus quoted 1 thessalonians by namehe wrote around a. After paul learned of the news about the thessalonians progress following the first letter, paul probably wrote 2 thessalonians. To the church of those in thessalonica, who are in god our father and the lord jesus christ.
The first is seen as representing pauls earliest epistolary efforts and as. In the first epistle the second coming is viewed as imminent. The study of first and second thessalonians 2 timothy 3. 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. He will punish those who do not know god and do not obey the gospel of our lord jesus. Paul wrote 2 thessalonians from corinth in ad 51 within months of writing the first letter. Nine of these book are letters to local churches like the one in thessalonica. Timothy and silassilvanus who were the apostles companions on his second missionary journey 51 to 54 ac were with him now also. D 51 or 52, paul addresses some misconceptions from his letter in i thessalonians.
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. After paul started the church in thessalonica, he wrote this first letter to the believers there within just a few months of leaving. 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. Traditionally, it is believed to be written for the church in thessalonica by apostle paul, likely in corinth shortly after the first epistle which was written in about 5051 ce, although there were debatable charges that it is. Generation word bible teaching ministry enjoy fast paced verse by verse teaching of scripture with exegetical insight, historical information and relevant application for your spiritual growth. And the lord direct your hearts into the love of god, and into the patient waiting for christ. Modern biblical scholarship is divided on whether the epistle was written by paul.
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