Day 38 - 1 Thessalonians

Prayer Suggestion |

Almighty Father, whose dear Son,
on the night before he suffered, instituted
the Sacrament of his Body and Blood:
Mercifully grant that we may receive it
thankfully in remembrance of Jesus
Christ our Lord, who in these holy
mysteries gives us a pledge of eternal life;
and who now lives and reigns with you
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Amen.

Book of Common Prayer | Collects | Lectionarypage.net

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Bible in Time |

Thursday | Maundy Thursday |

New Testament Study, Day 38 |

It’s 51 CE/a.d

Today - Day 38 | Background | 1 Thessalonians

Next - Day 39 | 1 Thessalonians 1

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Edward’s Key Points Today

• He writes 1 Thessalonians in November,
  51 ce/ad

Other materials -

Map | First Missionary Journey

Map | Second Missionary Journey

(great review at bottom of page)

My Thoughts on Today’s Session -

Using Powell. 

From his point of view and other academics,
1 Thessalonians is probably the first book
of the New Testament written with Paul
as the primary author.

The person who wrote this letter is an 

• avid student of scripture

• Law of Moses

• Psalms of David

• Prophet

• Would never imagine this letter
  would be part of a New Testament
  Scripture

• Worked six days as a leatherworker
  and on Sunday turned shop into a
  center of religious discourse

• The audience is primarily non-Jewish
  people (Gentiles)

Major Themes:

• Telling of how Paul and his companions
  did the ministry there.

• They truly care for the Thessalonians

• Encouraged them to lead a pure,
  upright, and blameless life in Christ

• Recap his ministry

• Moving from an old life to new in Christ

• Don’t be honored by the things
  of this world but of the things
  and ways of God.

• Be holy in matters of sex

• Work of a living

• Work with hands and be
  dependent on no one

• Loitering for Jesus not appropriate.

• The dead will rise on the last day (parousia)

The focus of the letter is spirituality rather
than theology and living the life in Christ
in all aspects of their lives as a congregation
and individuals in that community.

Invite your friends to our journey.
Happy Eastertide!

In Christ,

Dave Eitland

deitland@gmail.com

 

Note: “Revo.”, “Revolutionary”, “Edwards”
refers to our textbook “Revolutionary Bible
Study” by Gene Edwards,
ISBN 978-0-97975157-8,
© 2009.

Also used notes from the New Oxford
Annotated Bible, 5th Edition, © 2018.
(NOAB5)

Also used Mark Allen Powell, Introducing
the New Testament, 1st ed.,

1 Thessalonians, Chapter 19, pp. 370 - 385

Also using links to Biblegateway.com for
copy of the readings.

• Use Right Arrow to get to the next
  chapter

Posted to blog - 4/1/2021 (no foolin’)

Picture Credit -

http://www.godisreal.today/pictures-of-jesus/