Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-174).

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Reading a text missionally -- Locating Thessalonian correspondence in its missional context -- Eschatology: a framework for missional theology -- God and his community in Thessalonica -- The gospel and missional pneumatology -- Imitation: a Pauline strategy of discipleship -- Conclusion -- Bibliography.

"Roji George argues that Paul's primary interest was neither doctrinal teaching nor the articulation of an anti-imperial discourse. Instead, he contends that amidst the many problems that faced the Thessalonian community--eschatological fears, ethical difficulties, and persecution from outside groups--Paul brought primarily a missional concern to impart ethical exhortation and eschatological teaching. The book will appeal to scholars, teachers, and students grappling with the message of Paul in his time and in ours." -- Publisher, page four of cover.