First Epistle to the Thessalonians
Also known as 1 Thessalonians, 1st Thessalonians
New Testament epistle ascribed to Paul
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# First Epistle to the Thessalonians First Thessalonians is a letter traditionally attributed to the apostle Paul, written to early Christian communities in the city of Thessalonica to encourage them in their faith and address their questions about Christian living and beliefs. It is significant as one of the earliest Christian writings in the New Testament and provides direct insight into Paul's teaching and the concerns of early Christian churches.
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Book · Open Library
- Author
- Leon Morris
- First published
- 1959
- Editions
- 6
- Subjects
- Bible, Commentaries, Übersetzung, Commentaires, Thessalonicenzen (bijbelboeken), Bible, commentaries, n. t. thessalonians
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- title
- 1. Brief des Paulus an die Thessalonicher
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1 Thessalonians 1:3–2:1 on Papyrus 65 (recto; c. AD 250)
The First Epistle to the Thessalonians is a Pauline epistle of the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The epistle is attributed to Paul the Apostle, and is addressed to the church in Thessalonica, in modern-day Greece.