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  • From: "David Inglis" <david AT colonialcommerce.com>
  • To: corpus-paul AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: Dating 1 Thessalonians
  • Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 18:04:01 -0400


Way back in November 2000 Richard Fellows wrote:
> On Nov 6th Mark Nanos wrote:
> <<I am far from convinced by the arguments of which I am aware for dating 1
> Thess. first, or even early, simply on the basis of how the letter seems to
> me to read.>>
>
> We will probably never know with certainty, but I prefer to place 1 Thess.
> towards the start of the so-called third missionary journey. The visit to
> Athens in 1 Thess 3.1 might well correspond to the sorrowful visit to
> Achaia to which Paul alludes in 2 Cor 2.1; 12.14; 13.2.
>
> The conventional (early) dating of 1 Thess. is very difficult to reconcile
> with the movements of Silas and Timothy in Acts 17.13-15. Also, 1 Thess
> 1.8, which talks about the fame of the Thessalonians everywhere, seems to
> favour a later date.
>
> Why, then, is there such a consensus for the earlier date? It has often
> puzzled me.

Was this post ever answered? I haven't seen any replies. In any case,
I'm sure there are a whole new bunch of listers with valid arguments. As
I agree with Richard Fellows that a later date for 1 Thess seems much more
likely (IMHO during Paul's 3rd journey), why is there "such a consensus
for the earlier date?"

Dave Inglis
david AT colonialcommerce.com
3538 O'Connor Drive
Lafayette, CA, USA




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