THESSALONICA, GREECE
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Thessalonica
Thessalonica
thes-a-lo-ni'-ka (Thessalonike, ethnic Thessalonikeus):
1. Position and Name:
One of the chief towns of Macedonia from Hellenistic times down to the present day. It lies in 40 degrees 40 minutes North latitude, and 22 degrees 50 minutes East longitude, at the northernmost point of the Thermaic Gulf (Gulf of Salonica), a short distance to the East of the mouth of the Axius (Vardar). It is usually maintained that the earlier name of Thessalonica was Therma or Therme, a town mentioned both by Herodotus (vii.121 ff, 179 ff) and by Thucydides (i.61; ii.29), but that its chief importance dates from about 315 BC, when the Macedonian king Cassander, son of Antipater, enlarged and strengthened it by concentrating there the population of a number of neighboring towns and villages, and renamed it after his wife Thessalonica, daughter of Philip II and step-sister of Alexander the Great. This name, usually shortened since medieval times into Salonica or Saloniki, it has retained down to the present. Pliny, however, speaks of Therma as still existing side by side with Thessalonica (NH, iv.36), and it is possible that the latter was an altogether new foundation, which took from Therma a portion of its inhabitants and replaced it as the most important city on the Gulf.
2. Epistles to the Thessalonians
2 THESSALONIANS
Lessons from
The Book of 2 Thessalonians
Sermons
on 2 Thessalonians
by Pastor John MacArthur
John Fullerton MacArthur, Jr.
is pastor-teacher
of Grace Community Church
in Sun Valley, California
and also currently serves as the president
of The Master's College in New Hall, California
of The Master's College in New Hall, California
Notes on
2 Thessalonians
Dr. Thomas L. Constable
Thomas L. Constable
Senior Professor Emeritus of Bible Exposition,
Adjunct Professor in Bible Exposition
OUTLINE
I. Salutation
2 Thessalonians 1:1-2
II. Commendation for past progress
2 Thessalonians1:3-12
A. Thanksgiving for growth 1:3-4
B. Encouragement to persevere 1:5-10
C. Prayer for success 1:11-12
III. Correction of present error
2 Thessalonians 2:1-12
A. The beginning of the day of the Lord 2:1-5
B. The mystery of lawlessness 2:6-12
IV. Thanksgiving and prayer
2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
A. Thanksgiving for calling 2:13-15
B. Prayer for strength 2:16-17
V. Exhortations for future growth
2 Thessalonians 3:1-15
A. Reciprocal prayer 3:1-5
1. Prayer for the missionaries 3:1-2
2. Prayer for the Thessalonians 3:3-5
B. Church discipline 3:6-15
1. General principles respecting disorderly conduct
3:6-10
2. Specific instructions concerning the idle 3:11-13
3. Further discipline for the unrepentant 3:14-15
VI. Conclusion
Thessalonians 3:16-18
Notes on
2 Thessalonians
Commentaries
Commentary on
2 Thessalonians
by Dr. John Cereghin
Dr. John Cereghin is pastor
of Grace Baptist Church in Smyrna, Delaware
2 Thessalonians - Introduction - Argument - Outline
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