The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians

"The Expositor's Bible: The Epistles to the Thessalonians" by James Denney is a commentary that examines letters to a new church, exploring ideas like belief, anticipation, and early church struggles. The writer gives understanding of the original text to past and current readers. It begins by explaining how the Thessalonian church started and Apostle Paul's work despite problems he had. Denney speaks of the environment in Thessalonica when Paul was there and why the letters are important to early Christians. He prepares to explore the church's characteristics as it looks at suffering and the strong communal identity created through shared faith. The importance of Paul's letters, and big changes they caused in the lives of believers is clear as Denney shows deep theological lessons in the basic Christian texts.