Earl Richard, “Early Pauline Thought: An Analysis of 1 Thessalonians,” in Jouette M. Bassler, ed., Pauline Theology, Vol. I: Thessalonians, Philippians, Galatians, Philemon (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1991) 39–51.
Udo Schnelle, “Paul and the Thessalonians: Consolation and Confidence,” in idem, Apostle Paul: His Life and Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003) 171–91.
Background of the Thessalonian Letters, at The International Bible Society