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Pastor’s Bookshelf: 1-2 Thessalonians

posted by Scot McKnight | 3:26pm Thursday July 16, 2009

Paul.jpgThis week’s version of Pastor’s Bookshelf is commentaries on 1 and 2 Thessalonians.

Because it’s my old stand-by, I turn first to F.F. Bruce, 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Word Biblical Commentary) (Vol. 45) but there are two recent commentaries that shake things up:

Charles Wanamaker, The Epistles to the Thessalonians: A Commentary on the Greek Text (New International Greek Testament Commentary)
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Abraham J. Malherbe, The Letters to the Thessalonians (The Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries)
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Then I turn to Ben Witherington 1 and 2 Thessalonians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary
and to Ernest Best First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians
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Kelc

posted July 16, 2009 at 4:47 pm


Never have been able to write the first comment so now I can say I did!



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Jason

posted July 16, 2009 at 8:00 pm


I think Beverly Gaventa’s commentary in the Interpretation series is excellent as well. It is very readable for pastors.



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jeremy bouma

posted July 17, 2009 at 12:04 am


Scot,
I realize it was just released two days ago…but have you had a chance to page through Fee’s NICNT 1&2 Thess update? I’m planning to pick it up tomorrow during my weekly visit to Eerdmans…one of the many perks of living in GRap, MI :)
-jeremy



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