Publisher's Description: In The First and Second Letters to the Thessalonians Gordon Fee's first
aim is a fresh exposition of the biblical text. He shows the reader what
is in the text, then what was meant by the text and what it means. Fee
reveals the logic of each argument or narrative before moving on to
the details of each verse. He concludes each section with a theological
or applicational reflection on the meaning of the text today.
In order to make his work not only useful, but also understandable,
Fee uses diagrams of sentence structure, italics for emphasis, and a
listing of points. He explores authorship, the city of Thessalonica, and
the occasion for writing for each epistle, restoring 2 Thessalonians to
the place it deserves as a full companion to the first letter, rather than
merely a tagalong to 1 Thessalonians.
Like Fee's previous volumes in this series, this insightful, thoroughly
readable commentary on Paul's two letters of thanksgiving,
information, encouragement, and exhortation to the separated,
suffering community of Gentile converts in Thessalonica is destined
to become the premier work on these books.
400 Pages
Published July 2009
About the Series:
"...undertaken to provide earnest students of the New Testament with an exposition that is thorough and abreast of modern scholarship and at the same time loyal to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God."
This statement reflects the underlying purpose of The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Begun in the late 1940s by an international team of New Testament scholars, the NICNT series has become recognized by pastors, students, and scholars alike as a critical yet orthodox commentary marked by solid biblical scholarship within the evangelical Protestant tradition.
While based on a thorough study of the Greek text, the commentary introductions and expositions contain a minimum of Greek references. The NICNT authors evaluate significant textual problems and take into account the most important exegetical literature. More technical aspects - such as grammatical, textual, and historical problems - are dealt with in footnotes, special notes, and appendixes.
Under the general editorship of three outstanding New Testament scholars - first Ned Stonehouse (Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia), then F. F. Bruce (University of Manchester, England), and now Gordon D. Fee (Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia) - the NICNT series has continued to develop over the years. In order to keep the commentary "new" and conversant with contemporary scholarship, the NICNT volumes have been - and will be - revised or replaced as necessary.
The newer NICNT volumes in particular take into account the role of recent rhetorical and sociological inquiry in elucidating the meaning of the text, and they also exhibit concern for the theology and application of the text. As the NICNT series is ever brought up to date, it will continue to find ongoing usefulness as an established guide to the New Testament text.
