Paul\'s two letters to the Thessalonians stand as some of the very earliest Christian documents, yet they appear well into Paul\'s missionary career, giving them a unique context well worth exploring.
Witherington\'s distinc.
In this first full-scale Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Ben Witherington gleans fresh insight from reading Paul\'s text in the light of rhetorical concerns and patterns, early Jewish theology, and the first-century historical situation in Macedonia.
Paul\'s two letters to the Thessalonians stand as some of the very earliest Christian documents, yet they appear well into Paul\'s missionary career, giving them a unique context well worth exploring