university of oregon, spring 2015
Brendan Everton REL 223 Blog Post Group 3 In 1 Thessalonians Luke Paul’s letter alludes to the people that he converted. Unlike Luke’s depiction of Paul they are not the Religious leaders of the towns. Luke gave the impression that Paul was able to demand the respect of these religious leaders and even get… Continue reading Question 1 Group 3
Paul uses kinship language such as: brothers and sisters, children, and beloved. He uses this type of language not to seem like he is above anyone, buth there equal. The context that this usually appears in is when he is addressing large groups of people in his letters to the Thesalonians. I feel like people… Continue reading Discussion Question 2
There are many passages in 1 Thessalonians where Paul uses kinship language. “For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you…” (1:4). “You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain…” (2:1). “You remember our labor and toil, brothers and sisters; we worked… Continue reading
Throughout the book of Thessalonions, Paul emphasizes a very large amount on his missionary work. Constantly, Paul brings up the idea that followers of Christ are a separate people than that of the Roman and pagan believers. He starts off saying this in the first chapter of 1 Thessalonions. In verse 4, he states that… Continue reading Blog Post Question #2 Group 3
In Thessalonians paul is using this language to separate the believers from the false prophets. The thessalonians endured suffering and thanked god for their endurance. They responded joyfully, so paul responded with gratefulness for them recognizing him “For you remember, brothers, our labor and toil; working night and day in order not to be a… Continue reading Blog Post Question #2
1 Thessalonians is a letter written by Paul the Apostle to the Christians in Thessalonica. Paul talks about his followers (the people that he converted to Christianity) throughout the letter and makes many mentions of their previous suffering before they found God, though he makes no mention of the specific cause of the suffering (1:6-8,… Continue reading Question 1 Response
In the letter to the Thessalonians, Paul writes in a somewhat maternal/paternal tone. He refers to the Thessalonians as brothers and sisters because they believe that the Thessalonians are part of the family of God. That is that they are all connected through God’s grace and must be united to reach the Kingdom of Heaven.… Continue reading Question 2: Thessalonians
Within 1 Thessalonians, Paul writes a letter to the Christian community in Thessalonica in Macedonia in northern Greece. According to 1:9, the religious background of the people included them worshiping idols before they were saved by God. This means that they were previously Gentiles. These people originated from Macedonia and Achaia, the two Roman provinces… Continue reading Paul and the Thessalonians
In 1 Thessalonians Paul talks about two regions that have already come to believe in Jesus. The regions of Macedonia and Achaia are specifically mentioned as well as the surrounding regions (1 Thessalonians 1:7-8). The sorts of people who are being converted to Christ, in this region, are those who used to believe in and… Continue reading 1 Thessalonians Question #1