1 & 2 Thessalonians

Paul’s letters to the church he founded at Thessonalica are some of the earliest writings of the New Testament. These letters were written to a congregation who Paul had deep affection for and in which no major problems had arisen, at least in contrast to what we find the churches of Corinth and Galatia. A focus of Paul’s missionary strategy was to plant churches in major urban centres of the Roman Empire that would then impact the local region. The church at Thessalonica is one such example