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This unique commentary on Paul’s early letters by an outstanding New Testament specialist, provides a broad range of original perspectives of how people have interpreted, and been influenced by, Paul’s first two letters.Addresses questions concerning the content, setting, and authenticity of the two Thessalonian letters, drawing on responses from leading scholars, poets, hymn writers, preachers, theologians, and biblical scholars throughout the agesOffers new insights into issues they raise concerning feminist biblical interpretation.Provides a history of two-way influences, as exemplified by Ulrich Luz, Hans Robert Jauss, and Hans-Georg GadamerWritten by Anthony Thiselton, a leading commentator on the Greek New Testament
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Praise for 1 & 2 Thessalonians Through the Centuries “I can think of no person better qualified to write a reception-history commentary than Anthony Thiselton, because he knows what reception history means and how it plays out in interpretation. This commentary is a treasure trove of exegetical and theological insights gleaned from the vast and interesting array of those who not only have interpreted these important letters to the Thessalonians but have responded in prose and poetry to their major themes and ideas.” Stanley E. Porter, President and Dean, and Professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada “With an uncanny grasp of the ‘afterlife’ of 1 and 2 Thessalonians, Anthony Thiselton demonstrates why it is crucial that we understand that we aren’t the first people to encounter these Pauline letters. For some it might have been enough simply to document centuries of encounter with these New Testament texts, but Thiselton takes us further, showing where the history of influence has been relatively stable and also where that history provokes our fresh reflection. Not surprisingly, with this foray into the emerging area of reception history, Anthony Thiselton has set a high bar for those who will follow.” Joel B. Green, Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Fuller Theological Seminary “This superb commentary deals with some of the earliest Christian writing we possess. The reception history exemplified here considers not simply how different readers at different times interpreted these important texts but the whole manner in which they have shaped the history and direction of the church and its thinking. This sheds immense light not only on the suppositions that we naturally bring to the themes of these texts but how we should and should not interpret Paul. All this is undertaken not only with the scholarly depth that one would expect from one of our foremost Biblical and hermeneutical scholars of our time but also with profound insight into the theological issues at stake. Of interest equally to church historians, Biblical scholars, theologians and ministers alike, it is a key resource for all who would endeavour to understand how Paul has been read and should be read. Lucid in style, this volume is not only immensely scholarly, it is also an accessible and extremely enjoyable read!” Professor Alan J Torrance, Chair of Systematic Theology, University of St Andrews
1 & 2 Thessalonians: Through the Centuries Anthony C. Thiselton © 2011 Anthony C. Thiselton. ISBN: 978-1-405-19682-6
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