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This Week's Assignment : Twenty Questions

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1. What was the customary pattern for the opening section of a letter in the first century.
2. How does Paul modify the customary greeting in I Thessalonians
3. How does the thanksgiving section of this letter differ from non-Christian letters of the time
4. What are three important functions of Paul's thanskiving section
5. What does the textbook mean by "paraenetic"
6. What is the significance of Paul's use of the word e)klogh"election" in 1:4
7. Against whom was Paul defending himself in 2:1-16
8. How did Paul's behavior and methods differ from those of the pagan philosophers
9. Who had been to Thessalonica, and then reported to Paul
10. In what sense does Paul use the word peripatew, walk about, in 4:1
11. According to the "Reflections" sections, what should we strive for, rather than happiness
12. About what were the Thessalonians confused, and how does Paul reassure them, 4:13-18
13. What seems to have been the prevailing attitude among the non-Christians toward death
14. What picture did Paul present with his use of the word a)panthsij, 4:17
15. What was the probably background to the phrase "peace and safety" used in 5:3
16. How does Paul finally comfort and encourage the Thessalonians, 5:9
17. How was the word proi"stamenoj, plural proi"stamenoi, used in secular Greek, and how may Paul have used it
18. According to the textbook, what were the three "troubled groups" in the Thessalonian congregation, and how were each of them to be treated.
19. According to the textbook, what was the significance of a kiss as a greeting
20. Paraphrase 5:15-23 as if you were trying to explain it to a group of 6-year old children

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