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The Jesus Tradition in 1 Thess 4.13–5.11

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2002

SEYOON KIM
Affiliation:
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA, USA

Abstract

The Thessalonians' grief about the dead believers and their anxiety about the date of the parousia arose mainly out of their inadequate understanding of the eschatological sayings of Jesus which Paul had delivered to them. Therefore, in 1 Thess 4.13–5.11 Paul seeks to resolve the problems by helping them understand those sayings properly in the light of the fundamental saving event of Christ's death and resurrection.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

A revised version of the paper presented at the seminar on the Thessalonian correspondence, SNTS, Montreal, Canada, 1 August 2001. I am grateful to the editors for some helpful advice for the revision.