Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

9.9

A book of the New Testament that contains Paul's second letter to the Christians in Thessalonica

proper noun

: Segunda Epístola a los Tesalonicenses

In the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, Paul addresses the end times.

Examples

The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians addresses issues of faith and perseverance.
Many scholars debate the authorship of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
During the sermon, the pastor quoted from the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians emphasizes the importance of faith.
During the sermon, the pastor quoted from the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
Many scholars debate the authorship of the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians.
In the Second Epistle to the Thessalonians, Paul addresses the end times.

Synonyms

II Thessalonians

vsSecond Epistle to the Thessalonians

9.6

A short New Testament book that is Paul's second letter to the church in Thessalonica

is written in full words instead of a numeral short title

Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians

vsSecond Epistle to the Thessalonians

9.9

A book in the New Testament that is a letter from Paul to the people in Thessalonica

uses a shorter title that omits the author's name

Surface Forms

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians main

Morphology

2nd + epistle + to + the + Thessalonian

The title is fully compositional: 'Second' (ordinal) + 'Epistle' (letter) + 'to the Thessalonians' (addressed to people from Thessalonica) yields the meaning 'the second letter written to the Thessalonians', which matches the given definition. This naming pattern is cross-linguistically common for biblical epistles and follows standard English title formation, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Second Epistle to the Thessalonians means the second epistle (a 'letter') sent to the people of Thessalonica, so it is simply Paul's second letter to the Thessalonian Christians.