---
title: "1 Thessalonians — Parousia"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings step into the context of the church in Thessalonica and examine the theme of “parousia.”"
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/161
published: 2020-03-26
---

# 1 Thessalonians — Parousia

The Second Coming

- Published: 2020-03-26T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `161`
- Episode number: 161
- Session: 4
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings step into the context of the church in Thessalonica and examine the theme of “parousia.”

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings step into the context of the church in Thessalonica and examine the theme of “parousia.” Discussion Video for BEMA 161 In Search of Paul by John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed Surprised by Hope by N. T. Wright Transcript for BEMA 161

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/161)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/161)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/161)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/ea39b466-7776-4c32-9883-b579f7f0b685.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTK0alddvVhnsMUXN5hOBhAowKqVkD1SF2GqL1LNmAtt9mKsTskzeV9JPrbwzXvL_7SuALa71nHj488/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/161)