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Paul's Two Epistle Letters To Thessalonica
Thessalonica was the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia. Paul first visited the city of Thessalonians during his second missionary journey with his companion - Silas, Timothy, and perhaps others. After, they have been released from prison in Philippi; they continue their missionary journey to Thessalonica. As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures (Acts 17:2). However, Paul ministered in the city of Thessalonians for a longer time more than just three weeks, in view of this, he wrote in the epistle of Thessalonians about what happened there (1 Thess. 2:9).
Paul wrote two epistle letters to the church in Thessalonica, which were preserved in the New Testament. The first letter, which is called 1 Thessalonians, was written to a community of believers who had been Christians for only a little period of time. The Book of Acts made us to understand that during Paul's stay in the city of Thessalonica, he preached in a Jewish synagogue on three consecutive Sabbath days. He determined to stay in the city for a little period of time, and thereafter continued his work among the Gentiles. The ministry of Paul was successful to the extent that he converts many people to the Lord both from Jews and Gentiles,
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Because of the opposition that Paul faces in the Thessalonians city, he departed from the city to form a new

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