Further, this book emphasizes that God saves only those individuals who believe in Christ’s death (1:21). A Long Epistle Written in Koinē Greek See Genre and Literary Style for 1 THESSALONIANS for information about the genre “epistle.” The four standard parts of a first-century epistle all appear in 1 Corinthians: salutation (1:1–3); thanksgiving (1:4–9); main body (1:10–16:18); and farewell (16:19–21). Like most of Paul’s writings, this is a pastoral letter, driven by the