Features of Pauline EpistlesOnline version Ephesians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy by Julie Jackson 1 Ephesians 2 Colossians 3 1 Thessalonians 4 2 Thessalonians 5 1 Timothy Pauline authorship is disputed Seems to be patterned on Colossians Unity of Jew and gentile in the church Realized Eschatology Household code Putting on the "whole armor of God" to defend against spiritual, cosmic powers The cosmic supremacy of Christ Opposition to some kind of Jewish mystical philosophy Contains a household code Realized eschatology Thought to be earliest document in NT Passage about meeting Jesus in the clouds (Parusia) Heavy use of family language and metaphors Thessalonians are concerned about those who have died Letter intended to comfort and encourage readers who are facing persecution Letter opposes the idea that the end has already come The Man of Lawlessness and the Restrainer Those unwilling to work shouldn't eat It is one of the "Pastoral Epistles" Thought by most to be pseudonymous Detailed qualifications for the offices of bishop and deacon concerned with the teaching of sound doctrine (opposing the false teachers) Accommodations made to the values of Greco-Roman society so that the church might lead a "quiet peaceable life"
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