1 Thessalonians

Background:  Acts 17:1-10a, 13-14; and see 18:1, 5a.  Thessalonica was an important Roman free city in Macedonia, which Paul visited during his 2nd missionary journey    (c. AD 50).  After great but brief success, he was expelled and not allowed to return, as explained in Acts 17.  He went to Athens, and then to Corinth.  During his stay in Corinth, Silas (Silvanus) and Timothy brought good news from Thessalonica, and two letters were written to the Thessalonians to encourage them, and to clear up some confusion that had arisen about the Lord’s second coming.