1:1 Παῦλος καὶ Σιλουανὸς καὶ Τιμόθεος τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ Θεσσαλονικέων ἐν θεῷ πατρὶ καὶ κυρίῳ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ· χάρις ὑμῖν καὶ εἰρήνη. Like modern-day letters, letters in the ancient world began with routine but important pieces of information. The writer would identify himself and his addressees. In the modern world, we use this information to perform triage. When we go out to our mailboxes to get our mail, the very first thing we do is scan the envelopes to find out who wrote to