<P> Most New Testament scholars believe Paul the Apostle wrote this letter from Corinth , although information appended to this work in many early manuscripts ( e.g. , Codices Alexandrinus , Mosquensis , and Angelicus ) state that Paul wrote it in Athens after Timothy had returned from Macedonia with news of the state of the church in Thessalonica ( Acts 18 : 1 -- 5 ; 1 Thes. 3 : 6 ) . For the most part , the letter is personal in nature , with only the final two chapters spent addressing issues of doctrine , almost as an aside . Paul 's main purpose in writing is to encourage and reassure the Christians there . Paul urges them to go on working quietly while waiting in hope for the return of Christ . </P>
<P> Most New Testament scholars believe Paul the Apostle wrote this letter from Corinth , although information appended to this work in many early manuscripts ( e.g. , Codices Alexandrinus , Mosquensis , and Angelicus ) state that Paul wrote it in Athens after Timothy had returned from Macedonia with news of the state of the church in Thessalonica ( Acts 18 : 1 -- 5 ; 1 Thes. 3 : 6 ) . For the most part , the letter is personal in nature , with only the final two chapters spent addressing issues of doctrine , almost as an aside . Paul 's main purpose in writing is to encourage and reassure the Christians there . Paul urges them to go on working quietly while waiting in hope for the return of Christ . </P>
who wrote the book of 1 and 2 thessalonians
who wrote the book of 1 and 2 thessalonians
Paul the Apostle
Paul the Apostle