THEO1088 Lecture 33: APRIL12_THEO100206_WALTON
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Focus on the rapture (the coming of the lord: people suddenly just disappear? maybe not what paul intended. 1 thessalonians - the first of paul"s letters (oldest) Gets to the issue of eschatology (reflection on end times: same ideas in other texts (ex: mark 9:1 - mark expects jesus to come back, just much sooner) Thesis of the letter: is it in the thanksgiving? love, faith, hope. Ideas mentioned again at the end of the book: 1 thes 5:8 - end. Faith, love, and hope bookend the the letter, suggesting it is certainly one of the main ideas. Faith and love ch 1-3, hope in ch 4: paul focuses on faith in ch 1. Talks about how great everyones faith is - verse 9. Sunday, march 26, 2017: ch 3: faith. Faith and love together: 4:13 - hope. Hope to see their loved ones again.
