<p>1:1 <i>Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, to the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ</i>- As the three of them were still together, we can assume that the second letter was written soon after the first. The emphasis upon &quot;God&quot; rather than the Lord Jesus continues, appropriate to the way they had converted to the one true God after being pagans (1 Thess. 1:9).</p>