First Epistle to the Thessalonians
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The First Epistle to the Thessalonians is a New Testament letter addressing an early Christian community, offering encouragement, ethical instruction, and teaching about Christ’s return.
Aliases (2)
- 1 Thessalonians ×4
- 1 Thess ×1
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian scripture
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New Testament epistle → Pauline epistle → book of the Bible → |
| attributedAuthor |
Paul the Apostle
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| canonicalCollection |
Catholic biblical canon
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Orthodox biblical canon → Pauline letters → Protestant biblical canon → |
| canonicalStatus |
canonical
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| chapterCount |
5
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| coAuthorMentioned |
Silvanus
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Timothy → |
| containsExhortation |
call to live in a way that pleases God
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call to love one another more and more → call to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances → call to respect leaders → call to sexual purity → |
| containsTeaching |
instruction about the coming of the Lord
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instruction about the fate of deceased believers → |
| eschatologicalFocus |
second coming of Christ
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| genre |
letter
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| influence |
Christian eschatology
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Christian ethics → |
| language |
Koine Greek
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| literaryForm |
epistolary
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| liturgicalUse |
read in Christian worship
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| locationOfRecipients |
Thessalonica
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| majorTheme |
Christ’s return
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brotherly love → encouragement in persecution → ethical instruction → faith, hope, and love → holiness → moral purity → preparation for the day of the Lord → resurrection of the dead in Christ → sanctification → work and idleness → |
| openingSection |
thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ faith
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| positionInNewTestament |
13th book
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| positionInPaulineCorpus |
eighth in canonical order of Pauline epistles
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| possiblePlaceOfComposition |
Corinth
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| recipientCommunity |
church in Thessalonica
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| recipientGroup |
Thessalonian Christians
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| regionOfRecipients |
Macedonia
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| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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| sequenceWithSecondThessalonians |
precedes Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
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| shortName |
1 Thess
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1 Thessalonians → |
| testament |
New Testament
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| title |
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
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| traditionalDate |
circa AD 50–52
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Silas
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Timothy → |
mentionedIn |
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First Epistle to the Thessalonians
("1 Thessalonians")
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First Epistle to the Thessalonians ("1 Thess") → |
shortName |
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Timothy
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coAuthorOf |
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Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
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commentaryOn |
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New Testament
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contains |
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Commentaries on the Bible
("1 Thessalonians")
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coversBook |
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Epistle to the Colossians
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followedBy |
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Second Epistle to the Thessalonians
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follows |
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Roman Catholic biblical canon
("1 Thessalonians")
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includesBook |
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Saint Timothy
("1 Thessalonians")
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scripturalMention |
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First Epistle to the Thessalonians
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title |
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Apostle Paul
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wrote |