Commentary
ZECNT : 1 & 2 Thessalonians
Outline : These early epistles show how Paul created his characteristic communication strategy: sending letters by a trusted representative, in order to strengthen his disciples and pro-vide answers for new questions. The mostly Gentile church of Thessalonica lived among people who mocked the gospel teachings of monotheism, personal purity, and the res-urrection of the body. Paul writes that God had indeed selected the believers to be his people and in time he would vindicate them before the world. Shogren uses exegetical and rhetorical insights and Jewish and Greco-Roman background to bring out the meaning of the letters. He underscores Paul's work as church-planter and pastor, a man who consciously set himself forth as an example to believers. According to Shogren, the apostle still stands as a model for those who wish to proclaim God's Word in God's way.
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