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After his masterclass presentation, Dr. Nijay Gupta fielded questions about 1 Thessalonians. The topics covered include:

1. What evidence is there for and against Pauline authorship of the letter?
2. Why the comparison of those asleep with the living in 5:6-11?
3. What do the names in the greeting tell us about the authorship and message of the letter?
4. Did Paul believe Jesus would come back in his own lifetime?
5. What does this letter tell us about the 'Rapture' and the second coming?
6. What do you think of Doug Campbell's reconstruction of the Pauline timeline?
7. What do we know about the social identity of the original groups addressed by the letter?
8. Why does Paul mention 'quenching the Spirit' in this letter?
9. Did Paul know that he was writing Scripture when penning this letter?

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