# 1 Thessalonians 01 General Notes

#### Structure and formatting

Verse 1 formally introduces this letter. Letters in the ancient Near East commonly had introductions of this type. 

#### Special concepts in this chapter

##### Hardship
Other people persecuted the Christians in Thessalonica. But the Christians there handled it well. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])

## Links:

* __[1 Thessalonians 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__
* __[1 Thessalonians intro](../front/intro.md)__

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