Thessalonian Nuggets:
Annotated Bibliography

As I will be posting articles on Thessalonians from time to time on the blog over the course of the year, I thought some of you may be interested in a bibliography on Thessalonians for any future study that you may want to embark on.
If you have any questions on this bibliography or other studies on Thessalonians, feel free to write me.

The Letters to the Thessalonians by G. Green (Pillar; Grand Rapids: Eardmans, 2002.)
If there is only one commentary that should be read, it is this one. It is one of the more recent standard commentaries. Green is a specialist in the background of the Thessalonian epistles. But his commentary is not only excellent in that area, but in the exegesis and thematic discussions as well. The Pillar commentary series is an all-around excellent series.
For those interested in the history and archeology of Thessalonica, take the time to view Green’s photos.

The First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians by E. Best (2nd ed.; BNTC; Peabody: Hendricksen, 1986)
1 and 2 Thessalonians by I.H. Marshal (NCBC; London: Marshall, Morgan and Scott, 1983; reprint: Vancouver: Regent College, 2002).
These latter two commentaries have been standard for the past two to three decades. They are both a bit more brief than Green’s commentary, but you cannot go wrong with them.
From Hope to Despair in Thessalonica: Situating 1& 2 Thessalonians by C. R. Nicholl (SNTSMS; Cambridge University Press, 2004).
If you are very serious about Thessalonians study, then this work is a must have for your library. It is not a commentary per se; it is a monograph which comprises various discussions and research of subjects of recent scholarship.
Nicholl’s appendix of his work contains his breakthrough article on his thesis of the identification of the “Restrainer” as Michael the archangel.
Further, you can find his thesis as well in an article in the Journal of Theological Studies 51 (2000): 27-53; Nicholl, C. R. ‘Michael, the Restrainer Removed (2 Thess. 2:607).’
I trust that this bibliography will be sufficient. There are voluminous books, articles, etc., on the Thessalonian epistles, but the above is what I recommend for a comprehensive introduction to the letters.