1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries

Acknowledgments.

Abbreviations.

Introduction.

The Aims of Reception History.

The Situation and Substance of 1 Thessalonians.

The City of Thessalonica.

Traditional and Nineteenth-Century Arguments about the Authenticity of 2 Thessalonians and Their Criticism.

The Situation and Substance of 2 Thessalonians.

Some Key Interpreters in the Reception History of 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

1 Thessalonians.

Paul's Address, Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Reflection on His Visit (1 Thessalonians 1:1–10).

Address, Thanksgiving, and Prayer (1 Thess. 1:1–6a).

Introduction and Overview.

The Apostolic Fathers and the Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Paul's Reflection on His Visit: The Readers are an Example to Believers from Greece (1 Thess. 1:6b–10).

Introduction and Overview.

The Subapostolic and Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Paul's Autobiographical Reflections and Defense (1 Thessalonians 2:1–8).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

How the Readers Received the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:9–16).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Paul's Longing to See the Thessalonians and Timothy's Visit and News (1 Thessalonians 2:17–3:13).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

The Call to Holiness, Especially to Holiness and Love in Personal Relationships (1 Thessalonians 4:1–12).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Periods.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

The Living and the Dead Share Together in the Parousia and in the Resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Note on "the Rapture" in Dispensationalist Views of 1 Thessalonians 4:13–17.

The Day of the Lord: Timing and Light (1 Thessalonians 5:1–11).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Era.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Various Christian Duties and Closure (1 Thessalonians 5:12–28).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Era.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

2 Thessalonians.

Address, Greetings, and Thanksgiving (2 Thessalonians 1:1–4).

Introduction and Overview.

The Subapostolic and Patristic Eras.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Encouragement and Prayer: The Judgment of God and the Revelation of Christ (2 Thessalonians 1:5–12).

Introduction and Overview.

The Apostolic Fathers and the Patristic Era.

The Medieval Church.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

The Day of the Lord (2 Thessalonians 2:1–12).

Introduction and Overview of 2 Thess. 2:1–12.

The Advent of Christ and the "Man of Sin" (2 Thess. 2:1–6a); Note on the Antichrist.

Introduction and Overview.

Note on the Antichrist.

The Apostolic Fathers and the Patristic Period.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

Eighteenth Century Pietism.

The Nineteenth Century.

"He Who Now Restrains" and "The Lawless One" (2 Thess. 2:6b–12).

Introduction and Overview.

The Patristic Era.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Thanksgiving, Exhortation and Benediction (2 Thessalonians 2:13–17).

Introduction and Overview.

The Subapostolic and Patristic Eras.

The Medieval Era.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Further Prayer and Exhortation, Largely New Issues (2 Thessalonians 3:1–18).

Further Prayer (2 Thess. 3:1–5).

Overview.

The Apostolic Fathers and the Patristic Period.

The Medieval Era.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Exhortation and Admonition about "Idlers" or Undisciplined People (2 Thess. 3:6–13).

Introduction and Overview.

The Subapostolic and Patristic Periods.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Final Exhortations, Greetings, and Benediction (2 Thess. 3:14–18).

Introduction and Overview.

The Subapostolic and Patristic Periods.

The Medieval Period.

The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras.

The Eighteenth Century.

The Nineteenth Century.

Brief Biographies.

Bibliography.

Index of Biblical and Jewish Texts (Canonical and Deuterocanonical Order).

Index of Names.

Index of Subjects.