Paul in Thessalonia by Tamara Torrez-Koll

Paul's mission to spread the new Christianity around the Roman world was widespread. He traveled far and wide and worked to maintain the new converts. Thessalonia was no exception. Thessalonia's conversion, though was not the typical Pauline example. In Thessalonia it is hypothesized that Paul set some sort of shop. In this shop he came in contact with his costumers and began to convert people that way. Since most were pagans Paul's first task was to convince them that there was only one God. Another problem that later faced the Thessalonian church was the prominent idea that the world would soon come to an end. Paul did address this issue ad others in his epistles.