What Did Paul Preach to People Who Didn’t Know the Bible?

Unlike many of Paul’s other letters, 1 Thessalonians makes no direct appeal to the Hebrew Scriptures. So what message did Paul preach to a largely non-Jewish audience? He called them to turn away from idols and toward the living God, practice sexual self-control, and await the parousia (the arrival of God’s Son from heaven), who would rescue them from the coming wrath. This early letter gives us a remarkable glimpse into how Paul communicated the Christian message to people outside the Jewish scriptural tradition. #SaintPaul #1Thessalonians #EarlyChristianity #BiblicalHistory #NewTestament #ChristianHistory #AugustMedia