Table Of ContentLar icerrcias ponadlel 'intdeini tnod agare
sullter accdee ll'orisgtionreid ceal l'evento
Chiesnae,l lmeo lteplfiucniz iodneil lsau a
vitae, s ullper imee spressiloentit erarie
dellsau aa utocomprensiinoa ntet,e sdai
giungecroel t empoa llpei ùc ompiuttee
matizzazieocncil esioloLgaiP crhiem.la e t
teraai T essalonièc leasr ii sposptrai vile
giataa t alsec opoè: i nfatitlpi r imosc rit
tod elN uovoT estamenet,io n siemleap, r i
ma preziotsraa cclieat teradreilal 'evento
Chiesea dellcao mprensiocnheen e ha
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Paolo.i nolttrees timoniavnizvaad ella
fedea,m oree sperandziac uiè a nimata la
comunitQàu.e stsaim anifesctoas nìe ls uo
vervoo ltnoe,lq ualrei splendsoinao r liac
chezzdae ld onod iD ioP,a dreF,i glei Sop i
ritos,i al 'aperta dispdoenlilb'ialiptoàs to
loe deglsit escsrie denat rie nderseensei
stenzialmpeanrttee ciDpaiq .u ii lb isogno,
anchep eri cristidaino ig gid,i r ispec
chiarisniq uelleas emplarcihtehà a r esio
cristidainT ie ssalon"itcyap oso"s,s imao
dell"oa t uttiic redencthies onon ella Ma
cedoniea n ell'Acafiaav"o,r enidldo i ffon
dersiino gnliu ogdoe llfaa mad elllao rfoe
de.Q uestiol s ensdoe ll'esortaazlilo'noe
perosidteàl lfae dea,l lfaa tidceal l'ameo re
soprattuatltlo"a s peranpzear severante".
L'esortazèi roinveo lptaar ticolarmae nte
queicr isticahneii, n capadciic ogliedroe
vunquies egniin novatdoerlil Sop iridtio ,
frontael la prdoivvae ntatnroi sctoim e co
loroc he "non hansnpoe ranza("lT s
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TESSALONICESI
Introduzivoenres,i ocnoem,m ento
diP AOLO! OVINO
EDIZIONDIE HONIANEB OLOGNA
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c 1992 CentroD ehEodniitaonriaol e
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Abbraezviioni
(Quive ngdaotneso o llaeob ebvrioanbziiil bioghre;ap fieqcru edlleellf oen tia nti
cehc f.G LNTl,,2 1*-6D2ia* l.c puenoridi incoisn i tqruloivas a i ,gpl ercaéhi l
lortiot oèlda ot op eers sto,e coo lnu ngahbreeb via,zn ieollBnaibi liaoifga.r)
ANRW AufsutniNedig e derdgeaRrno gm iscWheelnt
ASE AnnadliSi t odreiElasl e'gesi
BEThL BibliotEhpehceam eridTuhme ologicLoavruamn iensium
BHG BiblioHtahgeicoag rGarpaheiccaa
Bi Biblica
BibTB BiblThiecolao}gB yu lletin
BJ BibdleJe é rusalem
BJRL Bulloeftt hiJeno h nR yalndsU niversLiitby roafMry a nche-
ster ·
BNTC BlacNkew' Tse tasmentC ommentaries
BWANT BeitzruaWrgi es senvsocmAh ltaenft u ndN euenT estament
BZ BibliZesicthsec hrift
CBC CambridgCeo mBmiebnltea ry
CB.NT ConiecBtiablnieNcaae. wT estameSnetri es
CBQ CathBoilbilcQi ucaar]t erly
CEI Traduzione itaalc iuardnaea lC lodane flelrEapei nBziab bia
scopIatlael iana
CIG CorpIunss cripGtriaoencuamru m
CIL Corplunss cripLtaitoinnuamr um
CNT(N) Commentdaui rNeo uTveesatua mNeenutc.h àtel
CSNT CommeSnptiir iatlNu uaolvio Testamento
css CursSucsr ipStaucrraaee
DBS Dictiodnenl aaBi irb,eSl u epplément
DCBNT DiziodneaCiro inoc Beitbtliidc eiNl u ovToe stamento
6 Abbreviazioni
EB ÉtudBeisb liques
EC EnciclCoaptetdoilai ca
EKK EvangeKlaitshcohlK-iosmcmheenzrtu amNr e uTeens tament
ET ExposTiitmoersy
EThL EphemeTrhiedoelso gicae Lovanienses
EThSt ErfuTrhteeorl oSgtiusdciheen
ETR ÉtudTehsé ologeitRq euleisg euses
FRLANT ForschzuunRrge elniu gniLdoi nt edreatsu rA ltNeenu eunn d
Testaments
GLNT GranLdees sdiecNlou ovToe stamento
HC Hand-ComzmuemnN teaureT ne stament
HNT HandbzuucmNh e uen Testament
HSNT DiHee ilSicgherd iefNste ueTne staments
HThR HarvTahredo logical Rewiev
ICC lntemaCtriitoinCcaoalmi m enotfat rhHyeo lSyc riptures
IntB InterpBriebt(le.JerW 'C.sl arke)
JBL JoumoafBl i blLiictaelr ature
JThS JournoafTl h eoloSgtiucdaile s
KEK Kritisch-EKxoemgmeetniiitbsaedcrrah N see ru Tee stament
(Meyer)
LCNT LondCoonm menotnat rhNyee wT estament
LeDvi LectDiiov ina
NCBC NewC entBuirbyCl oem mentary
NIC NewI nternationaoln t hCNeoe mwTm eesnttaamreyn t
NT NovuTme stamentum
NTD DasNe uTee staDmeeuntts ch
NTS NewT estament Studies
NVB NuovisVseirmsaid oenlBeli ab bia
PG PatroGlroagei(caMa i gne)
RB RevuBei blique
RBibArg ReviBsitbalA ircgae ntina
RivBib RiviBsitbal( iIctaa liana)
RNT RegensbNuerugTeeesrs tament
RSPhTh RevudeeS sc ie�nhcielso sopehtTi hqéuoelso giques
Abbreviazioni 7
RSR RecherdceSh ceise Rneclei gieuse
RThom RevuTheo miste
SB StuBdiib lici
SBL SocioefBt iyb lLiictae!r ature
SB(PC) SaiBniteb( lLeP. i r-oACt.l amer)
SP SacPraag ina
ThZ TheoloZgiesicthsec hrift
TOB TraducOteicounm éndielq au eB ible
UTB UrbaTna schenbiicher
vs VerbSuaml utis
ZBK ZiircBhiebre lkommentar
ZNTW Zeitsfciihdrri iNefe tu testamWeinstsleinsscchhea ft
ZSTh Zeitsfciihrr iSfits tTheemoaltoigsiceh e
ZThK ZeitsfciihTrrh iefotl uongKdii er che
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Prfeazione
Nel19i7n1iai iizm iecio rdsieis egdeeNsluoi vToe asmtennteoIl slt'itteuoto
logpieclroaS iicaoi clcide«nSGt.ia olveaE nvnain g»e,cl eishp traopirnqi uoe l·
la'nnaovia vvais lu coa mmipnoort,tao dreir innosvpeartaani znra is poasltlae
molatttese .e
Nel1918,l e'rieozndeem le desIitstumitoio nF acoàlt otelogdiiSc iac icloni a,
specizaalziizionen cecs olileiao,gs egòun ntaa pdpeac isnievclaa mmiinnpotr rae
soeu nm ometno cdoing veenrezcac lenseailp alrlottuega elidtià aumnb imtion i
sterdiata utlrtiei terniulteopv ealrnac tr ee sdceilntloaes ctihrseeee ,d eatd tisa .
sanàGt iiotvaPnanoIilIc oe h ,n el1,v9 e8n2anv eisia trcdiea,ls ltessoscais eitcài
lianUan.a uspicciehon opnu ò ceesrstdeoisr aeets ptoe,n lapa e rddielltasa t essa
idetnàdt iqi uesto nosatcrcoa d.ec meinctoro
Dalp undtivo tis ae seigc-eoibtblniellc'oa,dr iqcue os tvoe ntehnonii tnnsoe,i
fciatlaor icesrucgsalrc iitp ita oliinniizn,ie lalFtaaca u ldteté éh loogciaeot lhique
diS tsrubargsooo t tla dgeulild'ai ntdpoi rmfoeJ noptsheiS cchamitets, u ccessiva
mentper,es iPsloo tn iifcisitiot ubtiob ldiiRc oom eal E'c olbei bldiiGq eureu sa
lemme.
Nelgui lmtidi ieacnniii ,ns intcoonlniee a sg iendzeella n uoFvacao letd àe l
suoor iaemnettnos peciallisamt iiraci oc,eè ar ncdaa atmpala indoats tuiot l e'pi
stolnaerosiattome enteai,rpn i aor atgeAl,tti di ge laip sotlio,n eplr eciistnnoet o di
indagsalluert er adcec'olerl igsitnoerd ieclal 'ceihveesnnaet,lom l olet liecp«ifn u
ziodnellia»s uvaai ,td eeelc lnonessep,r iempsers seivlittetreàa rdieaels luaau to
comprenspieorgn ieu,n gienirfneael l ep icùmo piutteem aztazoiinzeic clesio
loghie.c
Nel'lnaon di 1g99r,1ac zehih aaa peirstleo c odnedcoe ndnleliano os tgriao
vanFeac olhtocà o,m plqeuteasttolo a vmcoierhoa o d sesvode el al ucseen,god i
qullear iceerd ciqa u lleas epranza.
L'arpopdaol plar ilmeat ateiTr eaas lsonssii icèi e mpoasuttoo nontmea,m e
quasic onciepteog enedraallatm oe dsmeiaa tstaIe.pl r imo nsectosretiatmteon ta
rièoa nhcel pa rimpare,z tiroascdace eilevalnt '/ocormepinosnceihs ea,el ats eti
moniavnizdvaea l fledae-p senrza-aamocreehl aa inmanCoon.c orraoallns ou a
fondzaoin-ercescttiuttleaec opmonecnehtl iac nofgiuracnooins l u voe rvoo l:t o
la ricdcedhloe nzdoziD a i Poa drFeil,gie oS piridtauo n,pa a rtlea',p edre-it a
10 Prefazione
spoinlidibetlàl 'aepd oesllctaoo mlutoàna r i endersene epsaisrttpeeicn,iz ialmente
dall'Daaql utiirbl,ais .o gdniio m merigneq ruflseusils voi tead lire pi escchiarsi
nell'esdeiqm upmelolad reicllthoàhe ar eisc or istdiiTa enasils on«itycpaoa tn u ni
ic redcehnsetio nnoe lMlaac edeon neilacl a'iAeah »ac, o nseindlti oiffntdoe rsi
«iong nliu ogdoe»lf lamaad ellloarf deeo.
Lan osltertavt ieerinane c oant tardloee s idqeuraineods,oo artlafl edae« Ope
rsoa»al,l 'a'm«oafrteio c»eo s sopraatltslupeatr taon «zpsaee rverparnotper»i,o
percphaér ticorliavromaqle utneatci er isntici hae, idnicc oagplaiicnoei gr nei
tracdcimi oari tg ee rimnin oovrdaie tlvliatd ae lrelis au rredziivoenntetr,ais ntoi
«coqmuee glcih neao lhnta rnisn poae nrz(ac»1f s.T4 1,)3M.a e sssva epliae na
menitmleis tedriqo u e«llitaip c>ie>ts àempqluaarncedo on s:t« aVotsiai ete diven
taitmii tnaotsoetrd rieSi li gnaocrceo,g lliaPe anrdoiolnm a e zazg or ande tribo
lazicoonlnea g iodiealS lpior iStaon t(oc»1f sT 1 ,6-8).
Ai mcioelliee ga hniio satlruifn acncidi oon doiq uemsitaaam oreef vatiocela
dellfare msape ranczhlaepa e rvcaodines ,e ntimdeenlptliiavù i rviac onoscenza
pelrf' faaiblielt 'àea ntztidoicn uemi i c iorncdano.
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