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Introductions

On-line Resource Francis John Badcock [1869-1944], The Pauline Epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews in Their Historical SettingFrancis John Badcock [1869-1944], The Pauline Epistles and the Epistle to the Hebrews in Their Historical Setting. London: SPCK, 1937. Hbk. pp.246. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Herbert Newell Bate [1871-1941], A Guide to the Epistles of Saint PaulHerbert Newell Bate [1871-1941], A Guide to the Epistles of Saint Paul. London: Longmans, Green & Co., Ltd., 1926. Hbk. pp.189. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource The Purposes Behind Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians (Robert I Bradshaw)View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The First Epistle to the Thessalonians: An Expanded Paraphrase," The Evangelical Quarterly 33.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1961): 238-239.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The First Epistle to the Thessalonians: An Expanded Paraphrase," The Evangelical Quarterly 34.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1962): 39-42.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians: An Expanded Paraphrase," The Evangelical Quarterly 34.2 (April-June 1962): 103-105.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph Donfried: Paul, Thessalonica, and Early ChristianityKarl P. Donfried, Paul, Thessalonica, and Early Christianity. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002. Pbk. ISBN: 0802805094. pp.347.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Karl P. Donfried, "The Scope and Nature of the Debate: An Introduction and Some Questions," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.3-27.
On-line Resource James Alexander M'Clymont, The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New TestamentJames Alexander M'Clymont [1848-1927], The New Testament and Its Writers. Being an Introduction to the Books of the New Testament. London: Adam & Charles Black, 1893. Hbk. pp.288. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource John B. Polhill, "Hope in the Lord: Introduction to 1-2 Thessalonians," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 3.3 (Fall 1999): 22-44.

Commentaries

On-line Resource Walter Frederic Adeney [1849-1920], Thessalonians and Galatians. The Century BibleWalter Frederic Adeney [1849-1920], Thessalonians and Galatians. The Century Bible. Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C Jack, n.d.. Hbk. pp.334. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Edward John Bicknell [1882-1934], The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians. Westminster CommentariesEdward John Bicknell [1882-1934], The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians. Westminster Commentaries. London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1932. Hbk. pp.100. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Bruce: Word Biblical Commentary Vol. 45, 1 & 2 ThessaloniansF.F. Bruce, 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Word Biblical Commentary, Vol. 45. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. ISBN: 9780310586371. pp.228. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John Eadie [1810-1876], A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistles of Paul to the ThessaloniansJohn Eadie [1810-1876], A Commentary on the Greek Text of the Epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians. London: MacMillan & Co. Ltd., 1877. Hbk. pp.373. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource James Denney [1856-1917], The Epistle to the Thessalonians. The Expositor's Bibe, New EditionJames Denney [1856-1917], The Epistle to the Thessalonians, W. Robertson Nicoll, ed., The Expositor's Bible, New Edition. London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. Hbk. pp.404. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 VolsCharles John Ellicott [1819-1905], editor, A New Testament commentary for English readers various writers, 3 Vols., 3rd edn. London: Cassell, Petter & Galpin, [1877-79]. Hbk. pp.554+468+641. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Charles John Ellicott [1819-1905], St. Paul's Epistles to the Thessalonians: With a critical and Grammatical commentary and a revised translation, 4th edn. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1880. Hbk. pp.167. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Gordon D. Fee, The First and Second Letters to the ThessaloniansGordon D. Fee, The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eedmans, 2009. ISBN: 9781467441490. pp.404. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Gillanders Findlay [1849-1919], The Epistles to the Thessalonians with Introduction and MapGeorge Gillanders Findlay [1849-1919], The Epistles to the Thessalonians with Introduction and Map. The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1894. Hbk. pp.183. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource George Gillanders Findlay [1849-1919], The Epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians. Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and CollegesGeorge Gillanders Findlay [1849-1919], The Epistles of Paul to the Thessalonians. Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1904. Hbk. pp.248. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Beverly Roberts Gaventa, First and Second Thessalonians. Interpretation CoomentaryBeverly Roberts Gaventa, First and Second Thessalonians. Interpretation Commentary. Lousiville, KY: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation, 2012. ISBN: 9781611642520. pp.154. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Green: The Letters to the ThessaloniansGene L. Green, The Letters to the Thessalonians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. London: IVP, 2020. ISBN: 9781789740165. pp.440. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Michael W. Holmes, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. The NIV Application CommentaryMichael W. Holmes, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310871187. pp.304. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Joseph Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], Notes on the Epistles of Paul from Unpublished Commentaries.Joseph Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], Notes on the Epistles of Paul from Unpublished Commentaries. London & New York: MacMillan & Co., 1895. Hbk. pp.336. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Frank Marshall [1848-1906], The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the ThessaloniansFrank Marshall [1848-1906], The Epistles of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians, with Introduction and Notes. London: George Gill & Sons., Ltd., n.d. Hbk. pp.61. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Marshall: 1 and 2 ThessaloniansI. Howard Marshall, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. The New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 080281946X. pp.240.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly D. Michael Martin, 1, 2 Thessalonians. The New American CommentaryD. Michael Martin, 1, 2 Thessalonians. The New American Commentary. Nashville, TN: B&H Publishing Group, 1995. ISBN: 9781433675683. pp.313. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource George Milligan [1860-1934], St Pauls Epistles to the ThessaloniansGeorge Milligan [1860-1934], St Pauls Epistles to the Thessalonians. The Greek text with Introduction and Notes. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1908. pp.195. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Morris: 1 and 2 ThessaloniansLeon Morris, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Tyndale New Testament Commentaries. Leicester: IVP, 2015. ISBN: 9781783593330. pp.152. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], A Commentary on St. Paul's First Epistle to the Thessalonians. London: Robert Scott, 1918. Hbk. pp.116.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Hermann Olshausen [1796-1839], Biblical Commentary on St. Paul's Epistles to the Galatians, Ephesians, Colossians and Thessalonians. Clark's Foreign Theological Library, Vol. XXI. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, 1861. Hbk. pp.511. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Alfred Plummer [1841-1926], A Commentary on St. Paul's Second Epistle to the Thessalonians. London: Robert Scott, 1918. Hbk. pp.118.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Clinton E. Arnold, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New TestamenGary S. Shogren, 1 and 2 Thessalonians. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016. ISBN: 9780310492870. 400. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Charles Simeon, Horae Homileticae or Discourses Digested Into One Continued Series and Forming a Commentary, Upon Every Book of the Old and New Testament, Vol. 18: Philippians to 1 Timothy, 6th edn. London: Henry G., Bohn, 1844. pp.269-411.View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource I & II Thessalonians (Bob Utley)
On-line Resource Charles John Vaughan [1816-1897], The Episltes of St. Paul For English Readers. I. The First Epistle to the ThessaloniansCharles John Vaughan [1816-1897], The Epistles of St. Paul For English Readers. I. The First Epistle to the Thessalonians. Cambridge & London: Macmillan & Co., 1864. Hbk. pp.47. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph William Edwy Vine [1873–1949], Some Shorter Letters of Paul Verse-by-VerseWilliam Edwy Vine [1873–1949], Some Shorter Letters of Paul Verse-by-Verse. Commentary. ISBN: 978-1-912149-48-3. [e-book version]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Charles A. Wanamaker, The Epistles to the ThessaloniansCharles A. Wanamaker, The Epistles to the Thessalonians. The New International Greek Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2013. ISBN: 9781467423151. pp.344. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Jeffrey A.D. Weima, 1-2 ThessaloniansJeffrey A.D. Weima, 1-2 Thessalonians. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2014. ISBN: 9781441220981. pp.736. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]

Authorship

Article in Journal or Book J.A. Bailey, "Who Wrote II Thessalonians?" New Testament Studies 25 (1978-79): 131-45.

Theology

Book or monograph The Theology of the Shorter Pauline LettersKarl P. Donfried & I. Howard Marshall (edtors), The Theology of the Shorter Pauline Letters. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Pbk. ISBN: 052136731X. pp.220.
On-line Resource I. Howard Marshall, "Pauline Theology in the Thessalonian Correspondence," M.D. Hooker & S.G. Wilson, eds., Paul and Paulinism. Essays In honour C.K. Barrett. London: SPCK, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 028103835X. pp.173-183.View in PDF format pdf

Other Subjects

On-line Resource Carl Johan Berglund, "Paul's Rhetorical Efforts to Establish Good Will in First Thessalonians," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 44.4 (June 2022): 539-560.
On-line Resource David Alan Black, "The weak in Thessalonica: a study in Pauline lexicography," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 25.3 (Sept. 1982): 307-321.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David Alan Black, "The Literary Structure of 1 and 2 Thessalonians," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 3.3 (Fall 1999): 46-57.
On-line Resource Markus Bockmuehl, "1 Thessalonians 2:14-16 and the Church in Jerusalem," Tyndale Bulletin 52.1 (2001): 1-32. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book H. Boers, "The Form-Critical Study of Paul's Letters: 1 Thessalonians as a Case Study," New Testament Studies 22 (1975-76): 140-58.
On-line Resource F.F. Bruce, "Christianity Under Claudius," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 44.1 (March 1962): 309-26.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book F.F. Bruce, "St. Paul in Macedonia: 2. The Thessalonian Correspondence," Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 62 (1980): 328-45.
On-line Resource Trevor J. Burke, "Pauline Paternity in 1 Thessalonians," Tyndale Bulletin 51.1 (2000): 59-80. View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Trevor J. Burke, Family MattersTrevor J. Burke, Family Matters: A Socio-Historical Study of Kinship Metaphors in 1 Thessalonians, Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement 247.London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2003. ISBN: 9780567516688. pp.304. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Trevor J. Burke, "Paul’s new Family in Thessalonica," Novum Testamentum 54.3 (2012), 269-287.
Article in Journal or Book J. Chapa, "Is First Thessalonians a Letter of Consolation?" New Testament Studies 40 (1994): 150-60.
Article in Journal or Book Raymond F. Collins, "Apropos the Integrity of 1 Thes.," Ephemerides Théologiques et Lovanienses 55 (1979): 67-106.
Book or monograph Raymond F. Collins, The Thessalonian Correspondence. Bibliotheca Ephemeridum Theologicarum Lovaniensium. Leuven: Leuven University Press, 1990. Pbk. ISBN: 9068312626. pp.546.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Raymond F. Collins, "'I Command That This Letter Be Read': Writing as a Manner of Speaking," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.319-339.
On-line Resource William W. Combs, "Is Apostasia in 2 Thessalonians 2:3 a Reference to the Rapture?" Detroit Baptist Seminary Journal 3 (Fall 1998): 63-88. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Michael R. Cosby, "Hellenistic Formal Receptions and Paul's Use of APANTHSIS is 1 Thessalonians 4:17," Bulletin for Biblical Research 4 (1994): 15-34.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book C.E.B. Cranfield [1915-2015], "A Study of 1 Thessalonians 2," Irish Biblical Studies 1.4 (1979): 215-226.
On-line Resource Paul S. Dixon, "The evil restraint in 2 Thess 2:6," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 33.4 (Dec. 1990): 445-449. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Karl Paul Donfried, "The Cults of Thessalonica and the Thessalonian Correspondence," New Testament Studies 31 (1985): 336-56.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Karl P. Donfried, "The Epistolary and Rhetorical Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.31-60.
On-line Resource Duane A. Dunham, "2 Thessalonians 1:3-10: a study in sentence structure," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 24.1 (March 1981): 39-46.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book David deSilva, "Worthy of His Kingdom: Honor Discourse and Social Engineering in 1 Thessalonians," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 64 (1996): 49-79.
On-line Resource Thomas R. Edgar, "The meaning of 'sleep' in 1 Thessalonians 5:10," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 22.4 (Dec. 1979): 345-349.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book E. Earle Ellis, "Paul and His Co-Workers," New Testament Studies 17 (1970-71): 437-52.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly J. Edward Ellis, Paul and Ancient Views of Sexual DesireJ. Edward Ellis, Paul and Ancient Views of Sexual Desire. Paul's Sexual Ethics in 1 Thessalonians 4, 1 Corinthians 7 and Romans 1. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2007. ISBN: 9780567446213. pp.206. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book C.E. Faw, "On the Writing of First Thessalonians," Journal of Biblical Literature 71 (1952): 217-25.
Book or monograph Charles H. Giblin, The Threat to Faith: An Exegetical and Theological Re-examination of 2 Thessalonians 2. Analecta Biblica 31. Rome: Pontificial Biblical Institute, 1967.
Article in Journal or Book Michael Goulder, "Silas in Thessalonica," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 48 (1992): 87-106.
On-line Resource R. Gregson, "A Solution to The Problems of the Thessalonian Epistles," The Evangelical Quarterly 38.2 (April-June 1966): 76-80View in PDF format pdf . [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Robert H. Gundry, "A Brief Note on 'Hellenisic Formal Receptions and Paul's Use of APANTESIS in 1 Thessalonians 4:17," Bulletin for Biblical Research 6 (1996): 39-41.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Greg H. Harris, "Does God Deceive? Toward a Biblical Understanding of the Deluding Spirit of Second Thessalonians 2:11," The Master's Seminary Journal 16.1 (Spring 2005): 73-93.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book J.R. Harrison, "Paul and the Imperial Gospel at Thessaloniki," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 25.1 (2002): 71-96. [Abstract]
Article in Journal or Book R.F. Hock, "The Workshop as a Social Setting for Paul's Missionary Preaching," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 41 (1979): 438-50.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Traugott Holtz, "On the Background of 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.69-80.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Rudolf Hoppe, "The Epistolary and Rhetorical Context of 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12: A Response to Karl P. Donfried," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.61-68.
Article in Journal or Book W. Horbury, "I Thessalonians ii.3 as Rebutting the Charge of False Prophecy," Journal of Theological Studies 33 (1982): 492-508.
On-line Resource P.H.R. van Houwelingen, "The Great Reunion: The Meaning and Significance of the 'Word of the Lord' in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18," Calvin Theological Journal 42 (2007): 308-324. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the editor]
Article in Journal or Book Tracy L. Howard,"The Literary Unity of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11," Grace Theological Journal 9.2(1988): 163-190.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Frank Witt Hughes, Early Christian Rhetoric and 2 ThessaloniansFrank Witt Hughes, Early Christian Rhetoric and 2 Thessalonians. Journal of the Study of the New Testament Supplement 30. London: Bloomsbury, 1989. ISBN: 9780567042972. pp.158. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Frank W. Hughes, "The Rhetoric of Letters," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.194-240.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Frank W. Hughes, "The Social Situations Implied by Rhetoric," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.241-254.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Ian Y.S. Jew, Paul's Emotional RegimeIan Y.S. Jew, Paul's Emotional Regime. The Social Function of Emotion in Philippians and 1 Thessalonians. London: Bloomsbury, 2020. ISBN: 9780567694157. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Robert Jewett, Thessalonian Correspondence: Pauline Rhetoric and Millenarian Piety. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986. Hbk. ISBN: 0800621115. pp.256.
Book or monograph Bruce C. Johanson, To All the Brethren: Text-linguistic and Rhetorical Approach to 1 Thessalonians. Coniectanea Biblica, New Testament Studies 16. Stockholm: Almqvist & Wiksell International, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 9122008659. pp.244.
Article in Journal or Book Edwin A. Judge, "The Decrees of Caesae at Thessalonica," Reformed Theological Review 30 (1975): 1-7.
Article in Journal or Book Bruce N. Kaye, "Eschatology and Ethics in 1 and 2 Thessalonians," Novum Testamentum 17 (1975): 47-57.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Edgar Krentz, "1 Thessalonians: Rhetorical Flourishes and Formal Contraints," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.287-318.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Jan Lambrecht, "Thanksgivings in 1 Thessalonians 1-3," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.135-162.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Jan Lambrecht, "A Structural Analysis of 1 Thessalonians 4-5," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.163-178.
On-line Resource Bruce W. Longenecker, "The Wrath of the Deities and The Privileged Deceased: Narrating Death in the Associational Rupture at Thessalonica." New Testament Studies 70.1 (2024): 88–98.
Article in Journal or Book Richard N. Longenecker, "The Nature of Paul's Early Eschatology," New Testament Studies 31 (1985): 85-95.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly D.A. Carson & John Woodbridge, eds., Scripture and TruthRichard N. Longenecker, "On the Form, Function, and Authority of the New Testament Letters," D.A. Carson & John D. Woodbridge, eds. Scripture and Truth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. pp.101-14. Reprinted: Grand Rapids: Baker, 1992. ISBN: 9781441206312. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book E.S. Malbon, "'No Need to Have Any One Write'? A Structural Exegesis of 1 Thessalonians," Semeia 26 (1983): 57-83.
Article in Journal or Book Abraham J. Malherbe, "'Gentle as a Nurse': The Cynic Background of 1 Thess ii," Novum Testamentum 12 (1970): 203-17.
Article in Journal or Book Abraham J. Malherbe, "Exhortation in First Thessalonians," Novum Testamentum 25 (1983): 238-56.
Book or monograph Abraham J. Malherbe, Paul and the Thessalonians: The Philosophic Tradition of Pastoral Care 2nd edn. Word Publishing, 1987. Pbk. ISBN: 0800619633. pp.120.
Article in Journal or Book C.L. Mearns, "Early Eschatological Development in Paul: The Evidence of I and II Thessalonians," New Testament Studies 27 (1980-81): 137-57.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Otto Merk, "1 Thessalonians 2:1-12: An Exegetical-Theological Study," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.89-113.
On-line Resource Robin Ernest Nixon [1932-1978], "Dating the Epistles," The Theological Students Fellowship Terminal Letter 17 (Spring 1957): 7-10. View in PDF format pdf All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holder without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Peter Oakes, "Re-mapping the Universe: Paul and the Emperor in 1 Thessalonians and Philippians," Journal for the Study of the New Testament 27.3, (2005): 301-322. [Abstract]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Michael W. Pahl, Discerning the "Word of the Lord" The Word of the Lord" in 1 Thessalonians 4:1Michael W. Pahl, Discerning the "Word of the Lord" The Word of the Lord" in 1 Thessalonians 4:1. London: Bloomsbury, 2009. ISBN: 9780567441461. pp.209. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Arthur G. Patzia, "Deutero-Pauline Hypothesis: an Attempt at Clarification," The Evangelical Quarterly 52.1 (Jan-Mar. 1980): 27-42.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Birger A. Pearson, "1 Thessalonians 2:13-16: A Deutero-Pauline Interpolation," Harvard Theological Review 64 (1971): 79-94.
Article in Journal or Book Joseph Plevnik, "The Taking Up of the Faithful and the Resurrection of the Dead in 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18," Catholic Biblical Quarterly 46 (1984): 274-83
On-line Resource Joseph Plevnik, S.J., "1 Thessalonians 4,17: The Bringing in of the Lord or the Bringing in of the Faithful?" Biblica 80 (1999): 537-546.
Article in Journal or Book Charles E. Powell, "The Identity of the 'Restrainer' in 2 Thessalonians 2:6-7," Bibliotheca Sacra 154: 615 (1997): 320-332.
On-line Resource Vern S. Poythress, "2 Thessalonians 1 Supports Amillennialism," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 37.4 (Dec. 1994): 529-538. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John Proctor, "Professionalism and Ministry. (Some insights from 1 Thessalonians 2.1-12)," Evangel 17.2 (Summer 1999): 33-39. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by kind permission of the copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Charles L. Quarles, "The Apo of 2 Thessalonians 1:9 and the Nature of Eternal Punishment," Westminster Theological Journal 59.2 (1997): 201-211.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Johannes Schoon-Janßen, "On the Use of Elements of Ancient Epistolography in 1 Thessalonians," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.179-193.
Book or monograph P. Schubert, Structure and Function of the Pauline Thanksgiving. Berlin: Töpelmann, 1939.
On-line Resource Mark A. Seifrid, "Faith, Hope, and Love: Paul's Message to the Church at Thessalonica," Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 3.3 (Fall 1999): 58-64.
Book or monograph Smith: Comfort One AnotherAbraham Smith, Comfort One Another: Reconstructing the Rhetoric and Audience of I Thessalonians. Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1995. Pbk. ISBN: 0664251781. pp.160.
On-line Resource Jay E. Smith, "1 Thessalonians 4:4: Breaking the Impasse," Bulletin for Biblical Research 11.1 (2001): 65-105.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Merrill F. Unger, "Historical Research and the Church at Thessalonica," Bibliotheca Sacra 119: 473 (1962): 33-44.
On-line Resource R.E.H. Uprichard, "The Person and Work of Christ in 1 Thessalonians," The Evangelical Quarterly 53.2 (Apr.-June. 1981): 108-114. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource R.E.H. Uprichard, "Exposition of 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18," Irish Biblical Studies 1.3 (July 1979): 150-156. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource R.E.H. Uprichard, "The Person and Work of Christ in Thessalonians," Evangel 3:1 (1985): 6-9. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Johan S. Vos, "On the Background of 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12: A Response to Traugott Holtz," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.81-88.
On-line Resource Steve Walton, "What Has Aristotle to Do with Paul? Rhetorical Criticism and 1 Thessalonians," Tyndale Bulletin 46.2 (1995): 229-250. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Steve Walton, "Leadership and Lifestyle: Luke's Paul, Luke's Jesus and the Paul of 1 Thessalonians'" Tyndale Bulletin 48.2 (1997): 377-380.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Charles A. Wanamaker, "Epistolary vs. Rhetorical Analysis: Is a Synthesis Possible?" Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.255-286.
Article in Journal or Book G. Henry Waterman, "The Sources of Paul's Teaching on the 2nd Coming Of Christ In 1 and 2 Thessalonians," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 18.2 (1975): 105-113.
Article in Journal or Book The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis?Jeffrey A.D. Weima, "The Function of 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 and the Use of Rhetorical Criticism: A Response to Otto Merk," Karl P. Donfried & Johannes Beutler, The Thessalonnians Debate. Methodological Discord or Methological Synthesis? Grand Rapids / Cambridge, UK: Eerdmans, 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0802843743. pp.114-131.
On-line Resource Bruce W. Winter, "'If a Man Does Not Wish to Work..' A Cultural and Historical Setting for 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16," Tyndale Bulletin 40.2 (1989): 303-315. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource Bruce W. Winter, "The Entries and Ethics of Orators and Paul (1 Thessalonians 2:1-12)," Tyndale Bulletin 44.1 (1993): 55-74. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Robert W. Yarbrough, "Sexual Gratification in 1 Thess 4:1-8," Trinity Journal 20.2 (1999): 215-232.

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