The Threat to Faith: An Exegetical and Theological Re-Examination of 2 Thessalonians 2

by Charles H. Giblin

Publisher:

Pontifical Biblical Institute

, 1967

Overview

The task of presenting theologically oriented exegesis must precede the professional popularization of new interpretations, the writing of standard commentaries, and a number of other aspects of biblical studies. The author aims to fill a notable gap in this respect by offering to scholars what should be the first exegetical monograph concerning 2 Thessalonians 2 as a whole.

The chapter itself is by no means an unattractive one. It invites the scholar to scrutinize its many specific exegetical problems in terms of the Gestalt of difficulties which it presents, including its precise theological and pastoral orientation. By way of providing a special incentive for laborious investigation, the chapter obviously contains a rich lode of eschatological teaching, one of the basic currencies of present-day theological discussion.

Part One investigates the state of the question; Part Two contains the exegesis of 2 Thessalonians 2 and concludes with a commentary on the whole of that passage; Part Three presents fuller theological reflections consequent on the exegesis. For the reader with initially less time at his disposal, the schematically arranged text and translation at the end of Part One together with the resumes and the over-all commentary in the last chapter of Part Two should provide a good grasp of the new interpretation the author submits.

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Key Features

• Exegesis of 2 Thessalonians 2
• Theological reflections consequent on the exegesis
• Commentary on the whole of 2 Thessalonians 2

Product Details

• Title: The Threat to Faith: An Exegetical and Theological Re-Examination of 2 Thessalonians 2
• Author: Charles Homer Giblin
• Publisher: Pontifical Biblical Institute
• Publication Date: 1967
• Pages: 318

About Charles H. Giblin

Charles Homer Giblin, S.J. was born in Chicago and attended Loyola Academy with the aim of becoming a Jesuit priest. He entered the Jesuit novitiate at Milford, Ohio in 1945, and ultimately obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Latin and a Master’s in Greek from Loyola University, as well as teaching degrees in philosophy and theology from the old West Baden College in Indiana. Following his ordination, he earned a doctorate from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. He taught theology at Jesuit schools in Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio before joining the faculty at Fordham in New York City. He has authored a number of scholarly articles and books, particularly on the subjects of St. Paul and St. John.