1-2 Thessalonians: A Commentary on the New Testament

by Gregory K. Beale

Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. The young church at Thessalonica, having taken root during Paul's brief stay there, pondered when the end might come as well. Paul, in order to instruct them more fully, wrote them two letters, which taken together expound the "already-and-not-yet" character of the end times. His instruction and counsel can serve us well today. Throughout this commentary, G. K. Beale explains what each letter meant to its original hearers and its application for us today.

269 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 6, 2025

About the author

G. K. Beale (PhD, University of Cambridge) is professor of New Testament and biblical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is the coeditor of the Commentary on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament and the author of numerous books, including A New Testament Biblical Theology: The Unfolding of the Old Testament in the New.

Reviews

[Chase Cohee]

Beale’s greatest strength is also his greatest weakness. His extensive knowledge of how New Testament texts tie into the Old Testament is impressive and often helpful, but at times he seems to make too much of how an OT illusion might explain nuances of the immediate context of the NT passage. His overall exegesis is very good, but the flow of some of his arguments can be a hard to follow when he delves deep into OT illusions. At some point, you should be able to understand the flow of Paul’s logic without deep tie-ins to Isaiah and Malachi.