Best Commentaries on 1 Thessalonians

Note: Our list of recommendations is just getting started. We’ll be adding more in the coming months.

From Jeffrey Arthur

Jeffrey Arthur is professor of preaching and communication at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

• Michael W. Holmes. 1 and 2 Thessalonians: The NIV Application Commentary. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1998.
• Jeffrey A. D. Weima. 1-2 Thessalonians: Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2014.
• Ben Witherington III. 1 and 2 Thessalonians: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2006.