Paul's Letters to the Thessalonians 1 and 2

A Devotional Commentary

M. J. Flower

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Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
28 August 2025

Christianity; Bible readings, selections & meditations; Sacred texts

Series: St Giles Commentary Series

Of the twenty-seven books in the New Testament, thirteen are letters sent by Paul either to Christian communities or individual Christians throughout the Roman Empire, within a few decades of the life, death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, for their instruction and encouragement. For each of these churches he had a distinctive message, according to the circumstances under which they were living out their new faith.

This is true of his letters to the Thessalonians, which could be summarized in Paul's opening section of the letter as 'how you turned from idols to serve the living and true God; and to wait for His Son from heaven'. Taking these verses as the theme of both the Thessalonian letters gives us an understanding of the pagan society in which they lived, and from which they had been delivered; and the future hope of the Parousia, the second coming of Christ in glory to take His people to Himself and to begin the process of judgement.

By: M. J. Flower
Imprint: Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 4
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 196g
ISBN: 9781836151708
ISBN 10: 1836151705
Series: St Giles Commentary Series
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 28 August 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

M J Flower, BA (Hons); MPhil, raised a family before reading Theology and Philosophy of Religion at the University of Exeter, where she also completed a research thesis on the social theory of John Millbank. She jointly established the Institute for Christian Studies in Exeter, and worked extensively with the South West Training Ministry for the Diocese of Exeter, training and supporting Readers and non-ordained ministers. She spent many years as a Churchwarden at St Leonard's Church in Exeter, and sat on the Deanery Synod as a lay member. She has spent more years than she would like to count leading and contributing to Bible Study and Home Groups and continues this work while happily retired in Buckinghamshire, living close to a very wide circle of friends and three generations of her family. She is the author of the St Giles Commentary Series, which includes 'The King and the Kingdom: A Devotional Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew' (2023), 'The Acts of the Apostles: A Devotional Commentary' (2024); and 'Paul's Letter to the Galatians: A Devotional Commentary'.