Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

The Second Epistle to the Thessalonians is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, with Timothy as a co-author. The majority of biblical scholars came to conclude that 2 Thessalonians is a pseudonymous composition in the name of Paul "during the last quarter of the 20th century," although a "substantial minority of biblical scholars" continue to defend its traditional authorship. Those who reject its authenticity point to differences in style and theology between it and the First Epistle to the Thessalonians, which is undisputed.

Scholars who support its authenticity view it as having been written around 51–52 AD, shortly after the First Epistle. Those who see it as a later composition assign a date of around 80–115 AD.

The original text was written in Koine Greek.

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