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Informationen zum Autor Anthony C. Thiselton is Emeritus Professor of Christian Theology, University of Nottingham, and Emeritus Professor of Christian Theology at the University of Chester. He is also a Fellow of King's College London, and a Fellow of the British Academy, and has served on the General Synod of the Church of England for 15 years and the Crown Nominations Commission for 10. He has taught in all parts of the world and is the author of 33 books, including The First Epistle to the Corinthians: A Commentary on the Greek Text (2000), and numerous other works including Interpreting God and the Postmodern Self (1995), A Concise Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Religion (2002), and The Hermeneutics of Doctrine (2007). Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editors' Preface xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xv Introduction 1 The Aims of Reception History 1 The Situation and Substance of 1 Thessalonians 7 The City of Thessalonica 10 Traditional and Nineteenth-Century Arguments about the Authenticity of 2 Thessalonians and Their Criticism 11 The Situation and Substance of 2 Thessalonians 15 Some Key Interpreters in the Reception History of 1 and 2 Thessalonians 19 1 Thessalonians 21 Paul's Address, Thanksgiving, Prayer, and Reflection on His Visit (1 Thessalonians 1:1-10) 23 Address, Thanksgiving, and Prayer (1 Thess. 1:1-6a) 23 Introduction and Overview 23 The Apostolic Fathers and the Patristic Era 25 The Medieval Period 27 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 29 The Eighteenth Century 33 The Nineteenth Century 35 Paul's Reflection on His Visit: The Readers are an Example to Believers from Greece (1 Thess. 1:6b-10) 38 Introduction and Overview 38 The Subapostolic and Patristic Era 39 The Medieval Period 41 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 43 The Eighteenth Century 46 The Nineteenth Century 48 Paul's Autobiographical Reflections and Defense (1 Thessalonians 2:1-8) 50 Introduction and Overview 51 The Patristic Era 52 The Medieval Period 55 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 58 The Eighteenth Century 61 The Nineteenth Century 62 How the Readers Received the Gospel (1 Thessalonians 2:9-16) 65 Introduction and Overview 65 The Patristic Era 68 The Medieval Period 70 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 72 The Eighteenth Century 75 The Nineteenth Century 76 Paul's Longing to See the Thessalonians and Timothy's Visit and News (1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:13) 79 Introduction and Overview 79 The Patristic Era 81 The Medieval Period 85 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 88 The Eighteenth Century 90 The Nineteenth Century 92 The Call to Holiness, Especially to Holiness and Love in Personal Relationships (1 Thessalonians 4:1-12) 95 Introduction and Overview 95 The Patristic Era 98 The Medieval Period 101 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Periods 103 The Eighteenth Century 108 The Nineteenth Century 110 The Living and the Dead Share Together in the Parousia and in the Resurrection (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18) Introduction and Overview 115 The Patristic Era 120 The Medieval Period 129 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 132 The Eighteenth Century 137 The Nineteenth Century 140 Note on "the Rapture" in Dispensationalist Views of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 143 The Day of the Lord: Timing and Light (1 Thessalonians 5:1-11) 146 Introduction and Overview 146 The Patristic Era 148 The Medieval Era 151 The Reformation and Post-Reformation Eras 154 The Eighteenth Century 156 Th...
