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2 Thessalonians 1
Paul boasts of the Thessalonians' faith and endurance in persecution. When the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, he will give relief to the afflicted and justice to those who trouble them.
Summary written for the Labs; read the chapter itself for the full text.
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The letter: who wrote it, where and when
These questions are debated; the views are shown side by side with how sure each is, as in Paul's Roads.
- Plausible
2 Thessalonians written from Corinth
The same three senders as 1 Thessalonians, so, if by Paul, soon after it from Corinth.
- Plausible
Paul's authorship of 2 Thessalonians is debated.
Many scholars think this letter was written after Paul's death in his name; others hold that Paul wrote it. The lab shows the setting the letter itself gives and takes no side.
How sure can we be?
- Textually stated
Timothy is named as co-sender of six of Paul's letters.
2 Corinthians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians and Philemon open with Paul and Timothy (with Silas in the Thessalonian letters).