1 Thessalonians Chapter 2
Martin, pagles 67 to 100

1.	What are the two paths that treatment of the narrative section could take?  Explain this with some detail.

2.	True or False: There is nothing in the letter to counter Jewish arguments against the content of the gospel. 

3.	What purpose did the ethos of Paul serve?

4.	Define “paraenesis” and why it is important in 1 Thessalonians 2?

5.	Define “kenos”.

6.	Define “opposition:.

7.	what error was Paul fighting in 1 Thess 2: 3?

8.	Define the term “akatharasia”. What does it mean and not mean?

9.	What is meant by “approved by God”?

10.	True or False: Paul believed it was possible for a man to be a man pleaser and  a God pleaser.

11.	Define “Flattery” as Paul intended it to be understood.

12.	Define “Greed” as Paul used it in 1 Thess.

13. Distinguish what Martin says about “praise” and “glory”  How does this relate to a flatter?
14. Paul denied his behavior was characterized by what six things according to 2: 1-6? (See p. 77_ 

15. Explain the particular scribal variant found in 2:7 according to Martin. How could such a variation between texts occur?

16. Why would Paul chose to use the word trophos? What does it mean in 2: 7-8? What does this image suggest?

17. Describe the day of a typical artisan as Martin does in 2:9.

18. What are the three adverbs that describe the way the missionaries lived their lives in front of the Thessalonians in 2: 10-12?

19. How are the verbs “encouraging” and “comforting” synonyms?   What happens when Paul combines them?

20. Where are the three sections of 1 Thessalonians that begin with a thanksgiving section?

21. How does the thanksgiving passage serve as a transition from 2: 1-12 to 2:17-3:8?

22. Who might the “countrymen” of 2: 14-16 be according to Martin?

23. Why does Martin say that it is not necessary to pinpoint the persecution on page 90?
24. Where is the only place Paul charged the “Jews” with the death of Jesus?  Where else did he use the same term “Jews” to refer to the Jewish opponents of Christianity that he received 40 lashes?

25. Who are the prophets Paul is likely referring to in 2:15?

26. What are the ascriptive modifiers linked to the Jews in 2:15-16? Be sure to list them all.

27. Why isn’t Paul’s comments to be taken as anti-Semitic?

28. List the three options for the word “telos” in 2:16.

29. What kind of language did Paul use to describe his absence from the Thessalonians?

30. Define Paul’s use of “hope” and “joy” in 2: 19.

31/ Describe the “crown” in 2:19.  

32. Define “Parousia” as discussed in 2:19.