The Letters to the Thessalonians (The Anchor Yale Bible | AYB)
Overview
In AD 49, Paul traveled to Thessalonica, a major city in northern Greece, to preach the gospel. A small group of manual laborers responded positively to his message, resulting in the formation of a church. After spending less than three months with his converts, Paul left the city for southern Greece, ending up in Corinth, from where he wrote two letters to the Thessalonians four months or so after he had left them. These epistles are particularly valuable because they reveal the concerns of Christians new to the faith and Paul’s pastoral care as he guides them.
Abraham J. Malherbe vividly describes the social, cultural, religious, and philosophical contexts in which the Thessalonians lived, enabling us to better understand Paul’s missives. Detailed introductions to the letters, a new translation, and a lively, enlightening commentary make this an indispensable volume for scholar and layperson alike.
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- Offers original translations, including alternative translations, annotations, and variants
- Provides verse-by-verse commentary on the text
- Presents the reader with historical background, including analysis of authorship and dating
- Features an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary literature
- Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians
- 1 Thessalonians: Introduction
- 1 Thessalonians: Translation, Notes, and Comments
- Communicating by Letter
- Address, 1:1
- Autobiography, 1:2–3:13
- Exhortation, 4:1–5:22
- Conclusion, 5:23–28
- Paul’s Second Letter to the Thessalonians
- 2 Thessalonians: Introduction
- 2 Thessalonians: Translation, Notes, and Comments
- Address, 1:1–2
- Thanksgiving and Exhortation, 1:3–2:12
- Thanksgiving and Exhortation, 2:13–3:5
- Commands, 3:6–15
- Conclusion, 3:16–18
Top Highlights
“he had emphasized Christian conduct more than doctrine” (Page 56)
“Paul does not quote from the OT in the letter, and there are only a few places in the letter where he may allude to the OT (2:4, 16; 4:5, 6, 8; 5:8, 22), which suggests that he has in mind readers not nurtured on the Jewish Scriptures.” (Page 56)
“The Paul we meet in 1 Thessalonians is already a mature thinker who brings to bear his theological convictions and pastoral experience on the problems and challenges of a newly founded church.” (Page 13)
“Thermean Gulf and has one of the best harbors in the Aegean. It lay at the crossroads of major highways running in all four directions.” (Page 14)
“Thessalonica received the status of a ‘free city,’” (Page 14)
- Title: The Letters to the Thessalonians
- Author: Abraham J. Malherbe
- Series: Anchor Yale Bible (AYB)
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication Date: 2004
- Pages: 528
