New Testament / 2 Thessalonians / 2
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 / Ascension of Isaiah 4:2
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3 / Jubilees 10:3
- 2 Thessalonians 2:4 / Daniel 11:37
- 2 Thessalonians 2:7 / 1Q20 1
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 / Isaiah 11:4
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 / 1 Enoch 7:6
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8 / 1 Enoch 62:2
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 / Psalms of Solomon 8:14
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11 / 1 Enoch 99:8
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.