1 And 2 Thessalonians (Believers Church Bible Commentary)

826 Pages·1995·3.51 MB·English

by  Jacob W. Elias

1 and 2 Thessalonians Believers Church
title:
Bible Commentary
author: Elias, Jacob W.
publisher: Herald Press
isbn10 | asin: 0836136985
print isbn13: 9780836136982
ebook isbn13: 9780585373218
language: English
Bible.--N.T.--Thessalonians--
subject
Commentaries.
publication date: 1995
lcc: BS2725.3.E45 1995eb
ddc: 227/.8107
Bible.--N.T.--Thessalonians--
subject:
Commentaries.
1 & 2 Thessalonians
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Elmer A. Martens and Willard M. Swartley, Editors
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EDITORIAL COUNCIL
David Baker
Brethren Church
Estella B. Horning
Church of the Brethren
Robert B. Ives
Brethren in Christ Church
Lydia Harder
General Conference Mennonite Church
Gordon H. Matties
Mennonite Brethren Church
Paul M. Zehr
Mennonite Church
OLD TESTAMENT EDITOR
Elmer A. Martens
Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary
Fresno, California
NEW TESTAMENT EDITORS
Willard M. Swartley
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Indiana
Howard H. Charles (for Matthew)
Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Elkhart, Indiana

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1 and 2 Thessalonians
Jacob W. Elias
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Elias, Jacob W., 1941-
1 and 2 Thessalonians / Jacob W. Elias.
p. cm.(Believers church Bible commentary)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8361-3698-5 (Kivar-bound squareback: alk. paper)
1. Bible. N.T. Thessalonians.Commentaries. I. Title.
II. Title: First and Second Thessalonians. III. Series.
BS2725.3.E45 1995
227' .8107dc20 94-23408
CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum
requirements of American National Standard for Information
SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI
Z39.48-1984.
All translations of the text of 1 and 2 Thessalonians in the Preview
and Explanatory Notes, including the sentence-flow charts, are
provided by the author. Other quotations from the Bible and the
Apocrypha are used by permission, all rights reserved, and unless
otherwise noted are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible,
copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the
National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Other
versions are used briefly in making comparisons: JB, The Jerusalem
Bible; KJV, King James Version; NEB, New English Bible; Phillips;
NIV, New International Version; REB, Revised English Bible; RSV,
Revised Standard Version; TEV, Today's English Version.
BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY: 1 AND 2
THESSALONIANS
Copyright ® 1995 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683
Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press,
Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 94-23408
International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-3698-5
Printed in the United States of America
Cover by Merrill R. Miller
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To Lillian,
my companion
in faith and life
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BELIEVERS CHURCH BIBLE COMMENTARY
(Volumes available to 1995)
Old Testament
Genesis, by Eugene F. Roop
Jeremiah, by Elmer A. Martens
Ezekiel, by Millard C. Lind
Daniel, by Paul M. Lederach
New Testament
Matthew, by Richard B. Gardner
Acts, by Chalmer E. Faw
Colossians, Philemon, by Ernest D. Martin
1 and 2 Thessalonians, by Jacob W. Elias