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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > The Bible > New Testament > General
In this commentary Gordon Fee aims first and foremost to offer a
fresh exposition of the text of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. He shows the
reader what is in the biblical text, what the text meant in the
first century, and what it means now. Fee reveals the logic of each
argument or narrative before moving on to the details of each
verse, and he concludes each section with a theological-practical
reflection on the meaning of the text for today. Among other
things, Fee explores the occasion for Pauls writing of each
epistle, restoring 2 Thessalonians to its rightful place as a full
companion to the first letter, not merely a tagalong to 1
Thessalonians. / A labor of love on Fees part, this commentary will
serve to help rescue 1 and 2 Thessalonians from their Cinderella
status among Paul's letters. Fees primary target is the proverbial
busy pastor who wants help in understanding the biblical text as he
or she prepares to preach or teach. However, as with all his
commentaries, he also provides solid exposition for students in the
process of learning how to preach or teach and enough technical
material (mostly in the footnotes) so that even the scholar can
benefit.
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