The Message of 1 and 2 Thessalonians

by John R.W. Stott

Book Overview

Replaces the book, The Gospel and the End of Time, which received a Christianity Today 1992 Readers' Choice AwardDigging into Paul's letters to the Thessalonians, John R. W. Stott addresses issues of vital importance today: how the church spreads the gospelhow Christians live according to the gospelhow the gospel offers hope in the midst of troubleOriginally published as The Gospel the End of Time, Stott's comments on 1 and 2 Thessalonians are now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830812377
• ISBN13: 9780830812370
• Release Date: February 1994
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Insights

This is my favorite commentary on Thessalonians. There is solid exegesis without being too wordy and the application to today's world is insightful. This quality puts this book at the top of the list.

Great Commentary: Balanced, To the Point, Well Contemplated

Anything by John Stott has to be good. I am preaching a series through Thessalonians and have found Stott's work to be my favorite. Stott offers the meat, veggies, and potatoes. Good stuff. If you are not familiar with Stott, he is a conservative evangelical with faith in the integrity of Scripture. He seeks to interpret objectively, seeking the meaning intended by the human author and how the original recepients would have understood these letters. Although I do not necessarily agree with every single interpretation, I confidently recommend this one for pastors, Bible teachers, or serious laymen.

ideal commentary

This is classic Stott -- scholarly aware but relentlessly pastoral. This BST is my favorite series. Stott's was the most helpful commentary I found for teaching and preaching. Also decent was Leon Morris (1991 - in the excellent NICNT series -- more technical than Stott); Leon Morris' earlier work in the shorter Tyndale series (1956); and the Ancient Christian Commentary (2000 - more novelty than practical help), vol. IX.

Helpful & Insightful

If you're at all familiar with Stott, you know that he is one of the finest Christian writers of the 20th century. Anything he writes is a pleasure to read in terms of sheer literary quality, perhaps even on the level of a C.S. Lewis. This commentary is no exception. As for substance, this is an excellent commentary on 1 & 2 Thessalonians. Stott's emphasis is more pastoral and practical than academic. Though he does occasionally discuss the Greek text, he does so in a way that is easily understandable by those not familiar with Greek. His insights are, well, insightful, and easily applied to the life of any Christian. I used this commentary to prepare a Sunday School lesson this summer; none of the other commentaries I consulted offered anything substantial that I did not already have from Stott.