Includes bibliographical references (pages xiv-xv).
Thessalonica and its church ; The background of 1 Thessalonians ; The structure of 1 Thessalonians ; Theories of interpolation and rearrangement ; The problems arising in the church ; The date of 1 Thessalonians ; The contents and purpose of 2 Thessalonians ; Alternative views of the origin of 2 Thessalonians ; The authenticity of 2 Thessalonians -- Commentary on 1 Thessalonians -- Commentary on 2 Thessalonians.