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This commentary series is established on the presupposition that the theological character of the New Testament documents calls for exegesis that is sensitive to theological themes as well as to the details of the historical, linguistic, and textual context. Such thorough exegetical work lies at the heart of these volumes, which contain detailed verse-by-verse commentary preceded by general...

Thessalonica, modern-day Salonica, was founded around 315 BC by Cassander, the king of Macedonia. He named the city for his wife, Thessalonica, the half-sister of Alexander the Great. The city, built on the site of ancient Therme, was located at the head of the Gulf of Therme on the best natural harbor of the Aegean Sea (Elliger, Paulus in Griechenland, 78). This location made Thessalonica
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