The BEMA Podcast

162: 2 Thessalonians — Man of Lawlessness

Apr 2, 2020
Ask episode
AI Snips
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
ANECDOTE

Host's Personal Doubts About Authorship

  • Marty admits discomfort with 2 Thessalonians and questions its Pauline authorship based on messy Greek.
  • He still accepts the book in the canon while inviting critical thought.
INSIGHT

Overt Claims Of Pauline Authorship

  • The hosts observe the letter's heavy insistence on Pauline authorship, which some find overemphasized.
  • This stylistic note fuels scholarly debate about date and authorship of 2 Thessalonians.
INSIGHT

Man Of Lawlessness As A Type

  • The "man of lawlessness" reads as a qualitative type, not necessarily a single future individual.
  • The term ties to Jewish eschatology about the era preceding the age to come.
Get the Snipd Podcast app to discover more snips from this episode
Get the app