The relation between 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians and the inauthenticity of 2 Thessalonians
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | The relation between 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians and the inauthenticity of 2 Thessalonians | |
| Creator | Verhoef, Eduard | |
| Description | The relation between 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians is a disputed question. Many scholars argue that 2 Thessalonians is pseudepigraphic, written one or more decades after 1 Thessalonians. Others defend the authenticity of 2 Thessalonians. Wanamaker argues in his recent commentary that 2 Thessalonians was written before 1 Thessalonians. In this way the problems raised by the complicated relation between the two letters would be solved. Wanamaker argues that Timothy on his visit to Thessalonica (1 Thes 3:1-5) brought the letter we call 2 Thessalonians. Lecompte argues that Silas wrote 1 Thessalonians and that Paul himself is the author of 2 Thessalonians, so he could correct the misunderstandings caused by Silas's writing. Or perhaps Silas did not exactly write what Paul had agreed with his co-workers. I will argue in this article that the arguments used by Wanamaker and Lecompte are invalid for grammatical reasons. The great resemblance between 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians in spite of these different opinions, is best explained if we see 2 Thessalonians as a pseudepigraphic epistle. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1997-12-13 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v53i1/2.1610 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 53, No 1/2 (1997); 163-171 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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