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1 and 2 Thessalonians treats the literary context and structure of the passage in its original Greek, as well as an original translation based on the literary structure. Critical scholarship informs each step but doesn’t dominate the commentary, allowing readers to concentrate on Paul’s message to the Thessalonians as it unfolds. While primarily designed for those with a basic knowledge of...

In 4:1–12, Paul took up various points of Christian ethics, and he affirms that the Thessalonians already know and practice them. To put it another way, there is nothing that a Thessalonian would have found new or confusing. By contrast, in 4:13–18 Paul helps the believers navigate a topic they have perhaps never heard or, as is more likely, have forgotten to apply in their situation. Thus, 4:13–18 is the only paragraph that contains material new
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