1 Thessalonians 2 Thessalonians

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3

THANKSGIVING SERVING GOD AND WAITING THE MEANING OF PERSECUTION ERROR OF
FOR THE SON PERSECUTION AND THE IDLENESS
PAROUSIA AND
OBLIGATION
TO WORK
1 = Greetings 1-8 = 1-2=Opening 1-3 = Warning 6-10 = Apostolic
Exhortation on against error Example and
Chastity Teaching
1:1 – 3:13 = Thanksgiving 9-12 = 3-4 = Thanksgiving 3-12 = 2 events 10-15 = Dealing
Exhortation on for Endurance before the Parousia with the idle
Charity
 1:2 – 2:12 = Thanksgiving 4:13 to 5:11 = Eschatology 5-10 = Future for 12-3:5 = FINAL
for the Thessalonians’ faith/ believers Exhortations and MATTERS
reception of the Gospel prayer for 16-18
faithfulness
 2:13-3:13 = Further  13-18 =  1-11 = 11-12 = Prayer for
thanksgiving Parousia Eschatologi Faithfulness
= Be steadfast in the = cal
faith Hope for Existence
the =
Christian Vigilance
Dead

12-22 = Final
Exhortation
 12-13 =
Order in the
Community
=
Respect for
those in
authority
 14-22 =
Various
Functions
=
 Various
admonitions
23-28 = Closing
Notes

The assignment called for two separate charts: 2 Thessalonians and Philippians. The chart for 1 Thessalonians was already done as an example for you to follow. In an case,

making a composite overview chart of 1 and 2 Thessalonians is confusing and not helpful. 80