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After Timothy’s arrival and good report (1 Thess 3:6) Paul, along with his two co-workers in the
salutations, writes 1 Thessalonians (early Summer A.D. 51) from Corinth (note Achaia in 1:7-8; thus
Athens is a possibility). A few weeks later (late Summer 51) he writes 2 Thessalonians over fresh
misunderstandings in eschatology.

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Addressees: to the church founded earlier in the 2 m. j. (Acts 17:1-9), composed of a few Jews,
many Greeks, some prominent women (17:4), and converted pagans (1 Thess 1:9).

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey

16.4 Let’s Practice…

1. How do we know that Paul understood the Great Commission?

2. Why is the Holy Spirit called the Spirit of Jesus (16:7-NASB)?

3. How did God guide Paul in a strongest way?

4. Who were the first 3 leading converts at Philippi and how did they join the faith?

5. Why did Paul Protest when they released him secretly from the jail?

6. In summary, how was Paul’s ministry in Thessalonica?

7. How was the character of the Bereans toward Paul and the Scriptures?

8. How did Paul differ from the way he preached to the Jews in the Synagogues and the way he
proclaimed in the pagan cultures?

9. Who were Paul’s hearers at the Areopagus?

10. What were the Athenians perceptions about Paul before he spoke at the Areopagus?

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