A New Covenant Commentary
Nijay K. Gupta
| CASCADE Books ∙ Eugene, Oregon |
A New Covenant Commentary
New Covenant Commentary Series
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paperback isbn: 978-1-62564-448-0
hardcover isbn: 978-1-4982-8653-4
ebook isbn: 978-1-5326-0101-9
Cataloguing-in-Publication data:
Names: Gupta, Nijay K.
Title: 1-2 Thessalonians / Nijay K. Gupta.
Description: Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2016 | Series: New Covenant Commentary Series | Includes bibliographical references.
Identifiers: isbn 978-1-62564-448-0 (paperback) | isbn 978-1-4982-8653-4 (hardcover) | isbn 978-1-5326-0101-9 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: 1. Bible. Thessalonians—Commentaries. | I. Title. | II. Series.
Classification: BS2725.3 G89 2016 (print) | BS2725.3 (ebook)
NCCS | New Covenant Commentary Series
The New Covenant Commentary Series (NCCS) is designed for ministers and students who require a commentary that interacts with the text and context of each New Testament book and pays specific attention to the impact of the text upon the faith and praxis of contemporary faith communities.
The NCCS has a number of distinguishing features. First, the contributors come from a diverse array of backgrounds in regards to their Christian denominations and countries of origin. Unlike many commentary series that tout themselves as international the NCCS can truly boast of a genuinely international cast of contributors with authors drawn from every continent of the world (except Antarctica) including countries such as the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia, the United Kingdom, Kenya, India, Singapore, and Korea. We intend the NCCS to engage in the task of biblical interpretation and theological reflection from the perspective of the global church. Second, the volumes in this series are not verse-by-verse commentaries, but they focus on larger units of text in order to explicate and interpret the story in the text as opposed to some often atomistic approaches. Third, a further aim of these volumes is to provide an occasion for authors to reflect on how the New Testament impacts the life, faith, ministry, and witness of the New Covenant Community today. This occurs periodically under the heading of “Fusing the Horizons and Forming the Community.” Here authors provide windows into community formation (how the text shapes the mission and character of the believing community) and ministerial formation (how the text shapes the ministry of Christian leaders).
It is our hope that these volumes will represent serious engagements with the New Testament writings, done in ...
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About 1-2 Thessalonians: A New Covenant CommentaryIn the first century, the Thessalonian church grieved deaths in their community, endured harsh persecution, and struggled with questions about the future. Paul offered them the comforts and reassurances of hope in the Messiah Jesus. But he offered far more than wishful thinking or pie-in-the-sky comfort. Paul’s emphasis on hope in the Messiah Jesus involved capturing a vision of God’s redeemed and just future in order to see and live faithfully today. Paul did not believe in a passive hope, but an active hope where, if the Day of the Messiah is a beacon, believers set their course and diligently move toward it. That diligence is especially captured by love for Christian brothers and sisters, commitment to honest and productive work, and obedience to the truth of the gospel of Lord Messiah Jesus. |
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