Join our St. John the Baptist Bible Study, as we begin our journey through St. Paul’s First Letter to the Thessalonians with the first and second chapters. In this session, we reflect on Paul’s thanksgiving for the faith and perseverance of the Thessalonian Church, his example of faithful ministry, and our call to receive the Gospel not merely as words but as the living Word of God at work within us.
If any of these topics interest you, be sure to stream this week’s session. Orthros begins every Sunday at 8:30 a.m., followed by Divine Liturgy at approximately 9:45 a.m.
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Sources used in this study:
Contemporary
The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians (New International Commentary on the New Testament (NICNT)) [Link]
Abingdon New Testament Commentaries: 1 Thessalonians & 2 Thessalonians
[Link]
Patristics
Homilies on Select Epistles of St. Paul: Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalonians, Timothy, Titus, Philemon [Link]
The New Testament Commentaries of Saint Theophylact of Ohrid, Volume 3: An Orthodox Patristic Interpretation of Galatians, Ephesians, … John, Jude (Orthodox Christian Publications) [Link]
Commentary on the Letters of St. Paul, Vol. 2 [Link]
