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Key Themes
- Probably Paul's earliest letter (~AD 50)
- Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' faith, hope, love
- Paul's defense of his ministry among them (2:1-12)
- Pastoral concern in his absence (2:17-3:13)
- Christian conduct, brotherly love (4:1-12)
- The dead in Christ and the coming of the Lord (4:13-5:11) — central eschatological passage