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1
Thessalonians 2:1-8
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
 | I.5, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| I.1, VII.12, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
| Chapter
XVII, On Modesty, Tertullian
(c. 217) |
| III.XI, Against
Celsus, Origen (c. 246) |
| XIII.29, Commentary
on the Gospel of Matthew, Origen. (c.247) |
| From the Geneva Notes.
 | "The virtues of a true pastor are freely without fear to preach the Gospel,
even in the midst of dangers." |
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| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
| "Suffering in a good cause should sharpen holy
resolution." |
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| From Wesley's
Notes.
| "He calls men to witness an open fact; God, the secret intentions of the
heart." |
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| From the Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
| "...not in vain--Greek, "not vain," that is, it was
full of "power" (1Th 1:5). The Greek for "was," expresses
rather "hath been and is," implying the permanent and continuing
character of his preaching." |
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| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
| "They spoke as those faithful to a trust, seeking to please God instead of
men." |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies and Exegesis:
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Epistle Passages in the Lectionary,"
Pentecost 23, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in
Australia.
| "One
of his protégés who wrote Ephesians even describes the scriptures (the
Law) as a wall of enmity which must be dismantled (2:14-15). Paul sees
this not as disrespect for the scriptures but as a way of reading them
which does justice to what they are truly about. The issues which plagued
Paul still plague the church today." |
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"The Ministry of
the Gospel," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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A Compelling
Example for Ministry, from An Exegetical and Devotional Commentary on 1 Thessalonians,
by J. Hampton Keathley III at the Biblical Studies Foundation.
| "...we each need to be faithful
stewards, loving mothers, and concerned and involved fathers." |
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| Articles & Background:
| "1
Thessalonians 2: Echo," From The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse:
Rhetoric, Society and Ideology, Dr. Vernon K. Robbins, London:
Routledge, 1996.
| "Malherbe proposes that the
statements in the discourse of 1 Thess. 2 are related to different types of
philosophers." |
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| "1
Thess. 2.7: A Review," Stefano Cotrozzi, Filologia NT, 1999.
| "The author re-examines the passage in
question favouring the reading "babies" and proposes a new solution which
alleviates the harshness of the mixed metaphor." |
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"Parenting Virtues," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz,
(other resources at)
"Children," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian
Ethics at Baylor University, 2003. |
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