1 and 2 Thessalonians, Volume 45: Second Edition [Hardcover]

'Arriving at Manchester, one of the first things I noticed in my office was Seyoon Kim's justly famous PhD thesis, in a shelf of research by F. F. Bruce's students. Kim has now greatly honored his former supervisor with a wonderful commentary, incorporating Bruce's textual notes but essentially a new work. Kim's commentary faithfully and effectively inherits both Bruce's concern for well contextualized and judicious interpretation and Bruce's skill in producing writing that will be very fruitful in the life of today's churches.''Carefully researched, carefully lays out the issues, and offers meaningful insight and explanation. This commentary will provide significant help to both pastors and scholars.''In this updated volume on the Thessalonian letters, Seyoon Kim tackles the challenging feat of revising the work of his mentor, F. F. Bruce. While surely standing on the shoulders of Bruce, Kim deserves commendation for offering a thorough exegesis of these two important, and sometimes overlooked, Pauline letters. At three and a half times the length of Bruce's original work, Kim handles the textual, linguistic, historical, social, and theological factors with precision, thoroughness, and care. His interaction with secondary sources shows keen discernment, gracefully offering constructive criticism where appropriate. Especially helpful is Kim's discussion of justification, a doctrine that is often overlooked or even assumed absent in these letters. This volume will surely be an essential reference for anyone studying the Thessalonian correspondence.''Mature Pauline scholar Seyoon Kim would make his mentor, F. F. Bruce, proud in this revision of Bruce's commentary. It displays the independent, incisive engagement with the biblical text and with scholarship that we have come to expect from him.''Prof. Seyoon Kim has not only provided an update to F. F. Bruce's original commentary but has deployed his keen exegetical skills and senses to some of the most difficult passagl8