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Document Details : Title: Paul's Doctrine of Justification in 2 Thessalonians 1-2 Author(s): KIM, Seyoon Journal: Biblica Volume: 102 Issue: 1 Date: 2021 Pages: 78-96 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.102.1.3289355 Abstract : In 2 Thessalonians 1-2, to assure the persecuted Christians anxious about the Day of the Lord, Paul presents a brief scenario of the future revelation of 'the man of lawlessness' and the parousia of the Lord Jesus Christ (2,1-8). And in the surrounding passages (1,5-12 and 2,9-17) he repeats the message that in his 'just judgment' God will deliver a verdict of salvation for them, the believers of the gospel, while meting out condemnation for their unbelieving persecutors. In doing this, he echoes many words and themes of Romans 1-2, including 1,16-17. This new observation of Paul’s justification doctrine in 2 Thessalonians has some significant implications for understanding Pauline soteriology, in general, and the message of 2 Thessalonians, in particular. |
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