{"product_id":"abingdon-new-testament-commentaries-1-2-thessalonians-paperback","title":"Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: 1 \u0026 2 Thessalonians - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVernon Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e , \u003cb\u003eD. Moody Smith\u003c\/b\u003e , \u003cb\u003eJouette M. Bassler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccepting the widespread view that 1 Thessalonians is the earliest surviving Pauline letter, Furnish commends reading it as fully as possible on its own terms, without presupposing or imposing themes or positions that are explicit only in letters of a later date. While he agrees with commentators who note this letter's pastoral aims and character, he is more convinced than some that it also exhibits a rich and coherent theological point of view. Furnish interprets 2 Thessalonians as the work of an anonymous Paulinist writing several decades after the apostle's death. He regards this letter, too, as historically and theologically valuable, although less for what it discloses about Paul's ministry and thought than for what it shows about the reception and interpretation of Paul in the late first-century church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.98 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132442513543,"sku":"9780687057436","price":28.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e4e4c94b14945d0a27735a86765526ba.webp?v=1732626448","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/abingdon-new-testament-commentaries-1-2-thessalonians-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}