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

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