In the first entry in the 1 Thessalonians Bible Junkies Commentary I began by looking at introductory matters, which were comprised of comments on the nature of a Greco-Roman letter, and the ...

Though imperfect (3:10), the Thessalonians were standing fast in their faith (3:8), so Paul writes this letter as a response to encourage them all the more. The city of Thessalonica was a ...

This letter is the oldest book of the New Testament, written from Corinth to the Thessalonian congregation around 51 CE. In it, Paul writes affectionate words of encouragement to the Thessalonian ...

From May to August 2013, I wrote a commentary on Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians. The fourth online Bible Junkies Commentary, which begins with this post, will be a study of Paul’s ...

Today's selection from his first letter to the Thessalonians offers a very different take on Paul's attitudes. Sandwiched between two readings that berate religious leaders for failing their ...

St. Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians are the earliest texts preserved in the New Testament, probably written in the early 50s. The first Christian communities in Gentile territory were ...

"Every Christian discourse on the last things, called eschatology, always begins with the resurrection,” Pope Benedict began as he turned to Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians.

The election is over. The results were announced. Our country is in the process of change. The whole situation reminds me of Paul’s message to the people of Thessalonia, who were looking for ...

We then come to the second reading from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians; the opening words are, “Rejoice always.” Why ought we rejoice? In the Gospel reading, the priests of ...