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First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

9.9
A New Testament book that contains Paul's first letter to the Christians in Thessalonica
  • proper noun
translation icon : Primera Epístola de Pablo a los Tesalonicenses
  • Many scholars study the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians to understand early Christian communities.

Examples

  • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians is often cited in discussions about Christian hope and perseverance.

  • Have you read the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians?

  • During Sunday school, we read passages from the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.

  • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians emphasizes the importance of faith.

  • Many scholars study the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians to understand early Christian communities.

  • During Sunday school, we read passages from the First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians.

  • The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians is often cited in discussions about Christian hope and perseverance.

Synonyms

I Thessalonians
vsFirst Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
  • Literature
8.9

A New Testament letter by Paul to Christians in Thessalonica

is the same letter but emphasises being the earliest personal message to that community
First Epistle to the Thessalonians
vsFirst Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
9.9

A letter in the New Testament written by Paul to Christians in Thessalonica

is presented as a single New Testament book not as one of two letters

Surface Forms

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians main

Morphology

first + epistle + of + Paul + the + apostle + to + the + Thessalonian

The title is fully compositional: 'first' (ordinal) + 'epistle' (letter) + 'of Paul the Apostle' (authored by Paul) + 'to the Thessalonians' (addressed to people from Thessalonica), so the overall meaning — the initial letter Paul wrote to the Thessalonian Christians — is directly derivable from the constituents. This follows standard English noun phrase and prepositional patterns and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the parts would understand the phrase.

Etymology

First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians gets its name because it is the first 'letter' Paul sent to the Christians in the city of Thessalonica, and 'epistle' is an old word for 'letter'. It was kept with other Christian writings and became a 'book' of the New Testament, so today the name refers to that short Bible book.