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Second Epistle To The Thessalonians

appears to have been written from Corinth not very long after the first, for Silvanus and Timotheus were still with St. Paul. (2 Thessalonians 1:1) In the former letter we saw chiefly the outpouring of strong personal affection, occasioned by the renewal of the apostle's intercourse with the Thessalonians, and the doctrinal and hortatory portions are there subordinate. In the Second Epistle, on the other hand, his leading motive seems to have been the desire of correcting errors in the church of Thessalonica. We notice two points especially which call for his rebuke:-- First , it seems that the anxious expectation of the Lord's advent. Instead of subsiding, had gained ground since the writing of the First Epistle. Second , the apostle had also a personal ground of complaint. His authority was not denied by any, but it was tampered with, and an unauthorized use was made of his name. It will be seen that the teaching of the Second Epistle is corrective of or rather supplemental to that of the first, and therefore presupposes it. This epistle, in the range of subject as well as in style and general character closely resembles the first; and the remarks made on that epistle apply for the most part equally well to this. The structure is somewhat similar the main body of the epistle being divided into two parts in the same way, and each part closing with a prayer. ch. (2 Corinthians 2:16,17; 3:16) The epistle ends with a special direction and benediction. ch. (2 Corinthians 3:17,18) The external evidence in favor of the Second Epistle is somewhat more definite than that which can be brought in favor of the first. The internal character of the epistle too, as in the former case, bears the strongest testimony to its Pauline origin. Its genuineness, in fact, was never questioned until the beginning of the present century.

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The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
... The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. CONTENTS The contents of the letter
naturally falls into three parts: I. Introduction, ch ...
/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/the second epistle to the 2.htm

The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians an Absurd Erasure of ...
... Paul's epistles... Chapter XVI."The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
An Absurd Erasure of Marcion; Its Object Transparent. ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xvi the second epistle to.htm

The First Epistle to the Thessalonians the Shorter Epistles ...
... Chapter XV."The First Epistle to the Thessalonians The Shorter Epistles Pungent
in ... similar opinions of Marcion's treatment of the second epistle, which the ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xv the first epistle to.htm

The First Epistle to the Thessalonians
... former attended the apostle only on his second missionary journey ... Acts 18:5. Therefore
the Epistle was written ... since the faith of the Thessalonians had already ...
/.../drummond/introduction to the new testament/the first epistle to the 2.htm

The Future of Christ's Kingdom First Group of Epistles First and ...
... Contents. Analysis. +The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians+"Occasion, Time,
and Place of Writing. Principal Divisions and Chief Points. ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study vii the future of.htm

The Future of Christ's Kingdom First Group of Epistles the First ...
... Closing prayer that they may be preserved blameless unto the coming of the Lord
Jesus Christ. Greeting and benediction. THE SECOND EPISTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. ...
/.../sell/bible studies in the life of paul/study vii the future of 2.htm

2 Thessalonians
... homilies of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of constantinople, on the second epistle
of St. paul the apostle to the thessalonians. Homily I. 2 Thessalonians. ...
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1 and 2 Thessalonians
... Practical conclusion based on the above doctrine (v.4-28). THE SECOND EPISTLE OF
PAUL THE APOSTLE TO THE THESSALONIANS. [Sidenote: The Author.]. ...
/.../pullan/the books of the new testament/chapter ix 1 and 2.htm

2 Cor. I. 1, 4
... ye received him." (2 Corinthians 7:15.) For all these reasons he writes the second
Epistle. ... For instance, in his Epistle to the Thessalonians he addressed ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily i 2 cor i.htm

2 Thessalonians ii. 9-Jun
... homilies of St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of constantinople, on the second epistle
of St. paul the apostle to the thessalonians. Homily IV. ...
/.../homily iv 2 thessalonians ii.htm

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