Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series editor's preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 2 Thessalonians in historical perspective; 2 Thessalonians in English translation; 2 Thessalonians as a letter; The author of 2 Thessalonians; The milieu of 2 Thessalonians; The structure of 2 Thessalonians; 2 Thessalonians 1: Prescript and proem; the eschatological retribution; 2 Thessalonians 2: The body of the letter; the day of the Lord has not yet come; 2 Thessalonians 3: Exhortation and letter-closing; the disorderly brothers and sisters; Conclusion: 2 Thessalonians and Paul; Bibliography
Summary
The second letter to the Thessalonians is read as part of a process of communication between its sender and the original addressees, making it accessible to the modern reader
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-155)-and indexes
