The Outline and the Eschatological Outlook of 1 and 2 Thess
Address the following questions:
1. How would the book of 1 Thess be outlined with standard epistolary forms and main topics with the various sections relating to one another?
2. Compare eschatological outlooks of 1 Thess 4:13-5:11 and 2 Thess 2:12.
3. Does the letters have any irreconcilable difference in thieir eschatological outlooks. If so, what are the implications for our understanding of the letters and/or Paul. If not, how do we reconcile the eschatological outlooks? Which discussion seems earlier or does one seem to lead to or presume the other?