Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Theology - Biblical Theology, grade: 1,2, San Diego State University, course: Christianity, language: English, abstract: The letters Paul wrote to the early churches he established in the Mediterranean take the most prominent place in the New Testament. The oldest book in the New Testament is Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians which he wrote to the Thessalonian church in the early 50s. On that account the available essay will focus on the contribution of Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians to early Christianity.