The (In)authenticity of 1 Thessalonians 2.13-16: A Review of Arguments. (October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jensen, Matthew
• Is Part Of: Currents in biblical research. Volume 18:Number 1(2019:Oct.)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 79
• Publication Date: 2019-10
• Subjects: 1 Thessalonians 2.13-16 -- anti-semitic -- authenticity -- historical -- interpolation -- polemic -- post-Pauline -- structural; Jews -- History -- 953-586 B.C -- Periodicals; Jews -- History -- 586 B.C.-70 A.D -- Periodicals; 220
• DOI: 10.1177/1476993X19860671
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1476-993X

Abstract

This article critically reviews the arguments for and against the view that 1 Thess. 2.13-16 is a post-Pauline interpolation. It starts with the four arguments that are forwarded to promote the view that it is an interpolation: form-critical/literary, grammatical/syntactical, historical, and theological. After this, a briefer second section outlines the four arguments defending the authenticity of the verses: textual, contextual, traditional, and rhetorical.