1–2 Thessalonians
1–2 Thessalonians
Non-technical

1–2 Thessalonians

in IVP New Testament Commentary

by G. K. Beale

4.63 Rank Score: 5.93 from 12 reviews, 2 featured collections, and 19 user libraries
Pages 272
Publisher InterVarsity Press
Published 2003
ISBN-13 9780830818136

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Spagett Spagett October 2, 2023
G.K. Beale is excellent. His exposition through the lens of "already not yet" eschatology is so well done.
BRathbun BRathbun December 3, 2019
Beale's treatment of the Thessalonian epistles is very neat, showing off the cohesiveness of the epistles themselves and together, leaving nothing ataktoi, or disorderly (163-164). Commentary(not including intro) runs at about 240 pages, one of the larger in the series for two of the smaller epistles.
G Ware G Ware February 22, 2018
Obviously this won't cover everything there is to cover (for that, consult Bruce's WBC), but this is solid value for money and page count. Pastors, lay readers, and students can get lots from this one without spending more money and going with a more in depth commentary. Beale covers the difficult eschatalogical content well.
Andrzej Stelmasiak Andrzej Stelmasiak October 15, 2015
GREAT! I agree with Sam Storms that it is even better than Gene Green's commentary in the Pillar series.
Tim Challies Tim Challies August 26, 2013
After penning a powerful commentary on Revelation, it probably makes sense that Beale would turn as well to Thessalonians. Keith Mathison says, “Beale has written what many consider to be a definitive commentary on the book of Revelation, and now we have the results of his research into the Thessalonian epistles. Whether one agrees or disagrees with all of his conclusions, Beale always has interesting food for thought.” That is a little cryptic, but I take it as a recommendation! [Full Review]
Phillip J. Long Phillip J. Long June 28, 2012
This commentary is in the IVP New Testament Commentary series and is intended for pastors and teachers. The body of the commentary is based on the English, with occasional key Greek words appearing in transliteration. All citations are in-text; he interacts with a range of scholarship although it is weighted towards evangelical commentators. Beale treats more technical details in a footnote-like section at the bottom of the page. With respect to eschatology, Beale has a chart summarizing his belief that Paul is commenting on the Olivet Discourse (Matt 24) in his eschatological section (p. 137). [Full Review]
Peter Krol Peter Krol June 5, 2010
Just excellent. Made me want to check out more volumes in this series. Beale was constantly focused on the author's main point. Good observation, interpretation, and application. Simply a rare gem as far as commentaries go. My only beef was that the font and typesetting were not the easiest to read.
Beale has written what many consider to be a definitive commentary on the book of Revelation, and now we have the results of his research into the Thessalonian epistles. Whether one agrees or disagrees with all of his conclusions, Beale always has interesting food for thought. [Full Review]
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