1-2 Thessalonians : NRSV

Explores the historical and theological value of the letters to the Thessalonians.
Suggests reading 1 Thessalonians as fully as possible on its own terms, without presupposing or imposing themes or positions that are explicit only in letters of a later date

Interprets 2 Thessalonians as the work of an anonymous Paulinist writing several decades after Paul’s death

Addresses the two letters in terms of what they show about the reception and interpretation of Paul in the late first-century church