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Thessalonians

Most New Testament scholars believe Paul the Apostle wrote the Thessalonians letter from Corinth, although some information would point to Athens as if it was the location of its writing after Timothy had returned from Macedonia with news of the state of the church, e.g. the called out, in Thessalonica which we see in Acts 18:5 and 1 Thessalonians 3:6.[4] Paul was known to the Church at Thessalonica, having preached there according to Acts 17:1–10.

The letter is mostly personal in nature, with only the final two chapters spent addressing controversies. Paul encourages and reassure the Christians to continue working quietly. Date

Most New Testament scholars believe Paul wrote this epistle but some modern scholars suggest there is a conflict in style and the theology of the First Epistle to the Thessalonians. It does not make much reference to justification by faith nor does it bring up the questions of Jewish–Gentile relations.

Some suggest that the Second Coming of Christ expressed in 2 Thessalonians differ so strikingly from those found in 1 Thessalonians that they are also inco9nflict. But this seems dependent on some interpretations held by modern churches that might not be accurate.

Most people believe they were written around 51–52 AD. This is accepted in part because it was included in Marcion's canon and the Muratorian fragment. It was also mentioned by name by Irenaeus, and quoted by Ignatius, Justin, and Polycarp.