Fascination with the end times is not just a recent phenomenon. In this careful study of 1-2 Thessalonians, G. K. Beale offers an introduction and passage-by-passage exposition that highlights the "already-and-not-yet" character of Paul's views of the end times--instruction and counsel that can serve us well today.

G. K. Beale (Ph.D., University of Cambridge) holds the Kenneth T. Wessner Chair of Biblical Studies and is professor of New Testament, graduate biblical and theological studies at Wheaton College (Illinois). He is also Visiting Professor at Westminster TheologicalSeminary (Philadelphia). His books include The Right Doctrine from the Wrong Texts? Essays on the Use of the Old Testament in the New, The Temple and the Church's Mission and We Become What We Worship.