# 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/translate/figs-explicit]]) ## Links: ## * __[1 Thessalonians 01:01 Notes](./01.md)__ * __[1 Thessalonians intro](../front/intro.md)__ __| [>>](../02/intro.md)__