2 Thess Outline

SUMMARY ANALYSIS OF II THESSALONIANS⁽¹⁾ This is an example of deliberative rhetoric.

1:1-12 I. Proem

1:1-2 A. Epistolary prescript

1:3-10 B. Thanksgiving prayer (including summary of proof topics)

2:1-2 II. Partitio

2:1 A. Eschatological events

2:2 B. Heretical doctrine to be refuted: "That the Day of the Lord has already come"

2:3-15 III. Probatio

2:3-12 A. First proof

2:13-15 B. Second proof

2:16-17 IV. Peroration (in form of intercessory prayer)

3:1-15 V. Paraenesis

3:16-17 VII. Final prayers and greetings (epistolary conclusion)

Main themes of 2 Th:

1. as outlined by Frank Witt Hughes.