Interpreting and Applying 1 & 2 Thessalonians

The Thessalonian letters are written to encourage a fledgling church. We hear about the divine and human contributions to the church’s planting and nurture; we sample some of the apostles’ ethical teaching for believers upholding God’s reputation in a world that alternates between ambivalence and hostility; and we witness some of the Bible’s most persistent teaching about Jesus’s future return with judgment. This unit is especially focused on careful exegesis skills, on thoughtful integration of lesser-known materials with more-established doctrines, and on ministry acumen in applying the Bible and theology among God’s people. You can read more of Andrew Malone’s favourite highlights in blog posts on 1 Thessalonians and 2 Thessalonians.

Additional level 9 information can be found in ‘Things to Note‘ below.

Prerequisites

24cps of New Testament units.

Corequisites

96cps of study, including 36cps at AQF level 6.