New Testament / 2 Thessalonians
Hebrew Bible
Dead Sea Scrolls
Deuterocanon
Pseudepigrapha
- 2 Thessalonians 1:7 - 1 Enoch 61:10
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Jubilees 10:3
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 - Ascension of Isaiah 4:2
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 - 1 Enoch 62:2
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 - 1 Enoch 7:6
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 - Psalms of Solomon 8:14
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 - 1 Enoch 99:8
- 2 Thessalonians 2:16 - Testament of Levi 6:11
Summary
Date: 51-52 C.E. (If authentic), 80-90 C.E. (If anonymous)
The second canonical letter to the Thessalonian community, scholars are divided on if this is an authentic letter from Paul or is otherwise anonymous. The letter speaks strongly to the attitudes of those in the community who were not working, perhaps because of expectations of the imminent return of Jesus.