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Study Guide: 1 Thessalonians

• Focus: encouragement, holiness, and hope in Messiah’s return </aside>

1) Background + Purpose

• Author: Sha’ul (Paul), with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
• Audience: the assembly in Thessalonica
• Why it was written: to encourage believers under pressure, affirm their faith, correct misunderstandings, and teach about Messiah’s return

2) How to Use This Guide

• Pray for understanding.
• Read the whole letter once.
• Then work through one chapter at a time.
• Write answers in your own words.

3) Key Themes

• Faith, love, hope (1:3)
• Set-apart living (holiness) (4:3–8)
• Brotherly love + quiet, faithful work (4:9–12)
• Comfort about the dead in Messiah (4:13–18)
• Alertness and sobriety as “children of light” (5:1–11)
• Community order, encouragement, prayer (5:12–22)

4) Chapter-by-Chapter Study Questions

Chapter 1 — A model community of faith

• What evidences of faith does Paul highlight in 1:2–3?