Most of the Thessalonians were Greeks, although many Orientals and some Romans lived among them. A large Jewish colony had also been attracted by the commerce of the city. Paul and Silas, along with Timothy, arrived in the city in AD 50. Following his usual custom, Paul went into the synagogue and for three Sabbath days reasoned with the congregation from the Scriptures, ‘explaining and proving that the Christ had to suffer and rise from the dead. “This Jesus I am proclaiming to