1 & 2 Thessalonians - Paperback

by Douglas Farrow (Author), R. Reno (Editor), Robert Jenson (Editor)

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible encourages readers to explore how the vital roots of the ancient Christian tradition inform and shape faithfulness today. In this volume, one of today's leading theologians offers a theological reading of 1 and 2 Thessalonians. As with other series volumes, this commentary is designed to serve the church, providing a rich resource for preachers, teachers, students, and study groups.

Front Jacket

Praise for the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

"[Peter] Leithart does an excellent job of working through the text of [1 & 2] Chronicles systematically while at the same time consistently weaving the major themes of his interpretation. . . . Leithart also engages faithfully with literary and historical features that shape the narrator's records. The approach is a healthy balance between remaining in the focus text and bringing broader theological understanding to bear. . . . Leithart's commentary is a helpful addition to the existing works on Chronicles both for the academy and the pastorate."
--Ben Hutchison, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society

"Colossians is a beautiful piece of mind-stimulating and soul-edifying Christian scholarship, and as such actualizes the noble intentions of the Brazos series. This is a commentary for the church, largely due to its reading of the Bible as Christian Scripture; but it is at the same time authentically academic, given its clear (often cogent) argumentation and robust engagement with a wide range of scholarship (patristic, medieval, Reformation, and modern). [Christopher] Seitz appropriates several evidences (grammatical, historical, and canonical) at relevant points to support his preferred interpretation and/or translation of different parts of the book; most of these evidences are given extensive treatment as excursuses. This commentary therefore will benefit pastors, theologians, and biblical scholars in their reading of Colossians."
--Isuwa Y. Atsen, Trinity Journal

"The Brazos commentary series provides something valuable to contemporary students of the Bible and of theology by combining historical and critical approaches to the Bible with the theological tradition of the church. . . . [Jason Byassee] offers a theological reading of [Psalms 101-150] that emphasizes their immense value for modern Christians. . . . An excellent resource for beginning or advanced students of the Bible."
--John R. Baker, OFM, The Bible Today

Back Jacket

The Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible enlists leading theologians to read and interpret scripture creedally for the twenty-first century, just as the church fathers, the Reformers, and other orthodox Christians did for their times and places. 1 & 2 Thessalonians, like each commentary in the series, is designed to serve the church and to demonstrate the continuing intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible.

Praise for 1 & 2 Thessalonians in the Brazos Theological Commentary on the Bible

"Douglas Farrow admirably fulfills the stated aims of the Brazos series of commentaries. He constantly respects the Church and its rule of faith. He relates the epistle to the contemporary world. He maintains excellent competence in exegesis. His commentary throbs with his passion for Paul and for this earliest Christian letter. His concern for the whole Church includes regular respect for patristic writers. This volume well combines New Testament studies and Christian theology."
--Anthony C. Thiselton, FBA, emeritus professor of Christian theology, University of Nottingham

"How do the earliest letters of the apostle Paul read when interpreted not only in their original setting but in light of the faith and thinking of the great teachers in Christian history? In what may appear to some as reckless abandon, Douglas Farrow shows that the simplest words and phrases of Paul's writings echo across the centuries in ways that could not be discerned when they were first written. And the message they convey is clear: the wisdom of our age has no place for 1 & 2 Thessalonians."
--Robert Louis Wilken, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, University of Virginia

General editor: R. R. Reno (editor, First Things)
Series editors: Robert W. Jenson (1930-2017) (Center of Theological Inquiry)
Robert Louis Wilken (University of Virginia)
Ephraim Radner (Wycliffe College, University of Toronto)
Michael Root (Catholic University of America)
George Sumner (Episcopal Diocese of Dallas)

Author Biography

Douglas Farrow (PhD, King's College London) is professor of theology and Christian thought at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He is also the project director for Pluralism, Religion, and Public Policy at McGill and is the author of several books, including Theological Negotiations: Proposals in Soteriology and Anthropology.