First Epistle to the Thessalonians
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Epistles
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| gptkbp:addressed |
gptkb:Church_in_Thessalonica
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| gptkbp:addresses |
Moral conduct
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Paul_the_Apostle
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| gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Thanksgiving
Moral exhortations Encouragement to rejoice Final greetings Call to holiness Teaching about the return of Christ Warnings against idleness Affirmation of faith Exhortation to prayer Instructions on holy living Blessings and prayers Instruction on community living Teaching on work ethic |
| gptkbp:date_of_writing |
Around 50-51 AD
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| gptkbp:discusses |
The Day of the Lord
The resurrection of the dead |
| gptkbp:emphasizes |
Love among believers
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| gptkbp:encourages |
Faithfulness in trials
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| gptkbp:first_described_by |
gptkb:Acts_of_the_Apostles
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Persecution of early Christians
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Foundation for Christian doctrine
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Christian_eschatology
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Jewish traditions
Greco-Roman culture |
| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
gptkb:Christian_theology
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| gptkbp:language |
Greek
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| gptkbp:number_of_books |
gptkb:5
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| gptkbp:number_of_lines |
89
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:New_Testament
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| gptkbp:purpose |
To strengthen faith
To clarify teachings |
| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Second_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians
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| gptkbp:scholarly_analysis |
Theological implications
Historical context analysis Authorship questions Literary structure analysis Date of composition Role in early church Interpretation of eschatological themes |
| gptkbp:significance |
One of the earliest Christian writings
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| gptkbp:style |
Letter format
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| gptkbp:theme |
Encouragement
Eschatology |
| gptkbp:written_by |
gptkb:Corinth
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| gptkbp:written_in |
1st century AD
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Church_in_Thessalonica
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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