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Literary structure (chiasm, chiasmus) of Second Epistle to the Thessalonians

Correspondence table of Pericopes and Literary Structure

Pericope	1
1 Salutation (1:1-2)	1-1
2 The judgment at Christ's coming (1:3-12)	1-1
3 The man of lawlessness (2:1-17)	1-1
4 Request for prayer (3:1-15)	1-1
5 Final greetings and benediction (3:16-18)	1-1

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