Addresses on the First and Second Epistles of Thessalonians

by H.A. Ironside

The quintessential commentary on 1st and 2nd Thessalonians.

Genres: New Testament, Nonfiction

121 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1947

About the author

Henry Allen "Harry" Ironside (October 14, 1876-January 15, 1951) was a Canadian-American Bible teacher, preacher, theologian, pastor, and author.

Ironside was one of the most prolific Christian writers of the 20th Century and published more than eighty books and pamphlets, many of which are still in print. As an editorial reviewer wrote of a 2005 republication, "Ironside's commentaries are a standard and have stood the test of time."

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have always been a fan of HA Ironside. It was one of the first set of commentaries that I purchased. Probably mainly because my dad was a big fan of this commentary service. But I’m not sure that I have read through an entire book before.

One of the things that I thoroughly enjoyed about reading this particular volume is the way in which the author makes everything understandable. Sometimes when you read commentaries, they become so scholarly that they’re just not really that readable. In fact, if there was a fault of this book it may have been that it lacked in the scholarly area. But I think it’s just comes from the heart of a pastor, not necessarily the heart of the theologian.

I gave this three stars not because I didn’t enjoy it, but because I missed some of the scholarly work, that’s done in many commentaries

[Yibbie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a short overview of both books. I liked how he kept to a literal understanding of the text. Paul was reminding these believers and us that our hope is ultimately in Christ's return and reign. Ironside directs the reader in an easy conversational style to understand and rejoice in that same hope.