Research Catalog

Title

St. Paul's Epistles to the Thessalonians : introduction and commentary / by William Neil.

Author

Neil, William, 1909-1979.

Publication

London : SCM Press, 1957.

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Details

Description

151 pages; 19 cm

Series Statement

Torch Bible commentaries

Uniform Title

Torch Bible commentaries

Subject

• Paulus <Apostel>
• Bible. > Commentaries
• Bible
• Bibel

Genre/Form

• Commentaries
• Kommentar.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliography.

Contents

Introduction -- The Thessalonian letters -- Thessalonica -- Mission to Macedonia -- First letter to Thessalonica -- Second letter to Thessalonica -- Who wrote the letters? -- Where and when? -- The first epistle to the Thessalonians -- pt. 1: Thanks be to God (1:1-10) -- A friendly greeting (1:1) -- Paul gives thanks (1:2) -- Faith, hope and love (1:3) -- Men whom God has chosen (1:4-5) -- Imitatio Christi (1:6) -- The Lord's trumpet (1:7-8) -- From idolatry to faith (1:9) -- In the shadow of the judgment (1:10) -- pt. 2: Paul defends his record (2:1-16) -- Much conflict (2:1-2) -- Slanderous charges (2:3) -- Paul's answer (2:4-8) -- Hard facts (2:9-11) -- The kingdom and the glory (2:12) -- Paul and the Jews (2:13-16) -- pt. 3: Follow-up to the mission (2:17--3:13) -- Paul explains his absence (2:17-20) -- Timothy's visit to Thessalonica (3:1-5) -- Timothy's news (3:6-10) -- Paul's prayer (3:11-13) -- pt. 4: Some special problems (4:1--5:22) -- (a) Problems of morals (4:1-12) -- (b) Problems of belief (4:13---5:11) -- (c) Problems of church order (5:12-22) -- pt. 5: A final message (5:23-28) -- The second Epistle to the Thessalonians -- Greeting (1:1-2) -- Thanksgiving (1:3-4) -- The moral order of the universe (1:5-7a) -- The last assize (1:7b-10) -- Paul's prayer (1:11-12) -- Antichrist (2:1-12) -- The purpose of God (2:13-17) -- Paul on parasites (3:1-18).

LCCN

58014534

OCLC

• ocm05373088
• 5373088
• SCSB-122062

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library