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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...

view, which is that while the Thessalonians had received instruction from Paul regarding the resurrection of the dead, they had not fully appreciated it. But if the Thessalonians had absorbed Paul’s teaching regarding the return of Christ from heaven, it seems hard to believe that they would have found it difficult to accept his normal teaching concerning the resurrection. As I will show, it was not the resurrection as such that proved problematic, but concern about the connection between the resurrection
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