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Struggling for the Good News in ThessalonicaThe Watchtower—2012 | June 1
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When coming to a new city, Paul usually approached the Jews first because their familiarity with the Scriptures provided a basis for discussion and could help them understand the good news. One scholar suggests that perhaps this custom was an indication of Paul’s concern for his countrymen or an effort to use the Jews and the God-fearers as a springboard for his work among the Gentiles.—Acts 17:2-4.
So, arriving in Thessalonica, Paul first entered the synagogue, where “he reasoned with [the Jews] from the Scriptures,
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Struggling for the Good News in ThessalonicaThe Watchtower—2012 | June 1
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To persuade the Jews, Paul “reasoned,” ‘explained,’ and ‘proved by references’ to the Scriptures—the true marks of an effective teacher.a
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Struggling for the Good News in ThessalonicaThe Watchtower—2012 | June 1
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a Paul might have referred to what are now Psalm 22:7; 69:21; Isaiah 50:6; 53:2-7; and Daniel 9:26.
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