# 1 Thessalonians 01 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

1:1-3 forms a formal introduction to this letter. It was a common type of introduction for a letter in the ancient Near East. 

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### Tribulation #####
The Christians in Thessalonica were experiencing great persecution, but they handled it well. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

## Links: ##

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

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