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Evaluating 1 Thessalonians: An Outline of Holistic Approaches to 1 Thessalonians in the Last 25 Years

University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, UK, adams.sean{at}gmail.com

This article focuses on works that have been produced within the last 25 years which attempt to provide a holistic approach to the understanding and interpretation of 1 Thessalonians, such as: epistolary, rhetorical, theological, linguistic, and various combinations of the above. Proponents of each view and their perspectives will be outlined along with their structural division of the text. This article attempts to provide a general map of particular approaches to 1 Thessalonians, but also provides a brief outline of some of the critiques and weaknesses of the different methodologies. This article concludes with a brief statement regarding the trajectory of current studies.

Key Words: 1 Thessalonians • approaches • epistolography • linguistic • methodology • rhetoric.

Currents in Biblical Research, Vol. 8, No. 1, 51-70 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1476993X09339444


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