1, List the three common items in the pattern for introductions in Hellenistic letters:

2, Martin says that the prescript of 1 Thessalonians is _____________________, the ______________________ of the elaborations on the form is distinctly ________________________.

3. Why are 1 & 2 Thessalonians unique among Paul’s letters?

4. Does Paul feel a need to stress his apostolic authority in 1 Thessalonians? Why or why not?

5. What was the topic of criticism of Paul in this letter?

6. Who are the three co-authors identified by Martin of 1 Thessalonians?

7. What do we know about Silvanus?

8. What do we know about Timothy?

9. Why was Silas chosen to go with Paul?

10. Timothy is mentioned in which letters of Paul?

11. What three qualifying phrases are used to describe the church of Thessalonica and what is important about each term?

12. What does Martin mean when he says that “grace and peace” turned a perfunctory “hello” into a theologically meaningful salutation?

13. What is an exordium? How does this fit into 1 Thessalonians?

14. 1 Thessalonians 1: 2-5 operates on three levels. Explain each level.

15. Which one of Paul’s other letters does not begin with a thanksgiving?

16. The main statement “We always thank God” is elaborated by three participles. What are they and what do they mean and add to this phrase?

17. What three things did Paul list that he rememberd about this church?

18. What does the fact of election remind the church?

19. What does the verbal form “for we know” imply?

20. What four qualifiers explain the manner in which the gospel came to the Thessalonians?

21. Define “imitators” as Paul intended it to mean.
22. What is Mahlerbe’s position on the affliction of the Thessalonian believers?

23. Where does “all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia” cover in t erritory?

24. What are the two objects of the phrase “they reported”?  

25. How is conversion pictured and how did the Thessalonians conversion describe the Gentile mission as a whole?

26. What two infinitive clauses further explain the Thessalonians report?