Emphasises continuity in Paul’s eschatology, lying in the idea of “being with the Lord (forever)”. 1 Thess 4 is completely tailored to the presenting issue (no discussion of the unrighteous dead, or final judgment), so this is clearly not a complete account or systematic exposition. In 2 Cor, Paul reckons with the possibility of his own and others’ deaths before the parousia, and Paul wants to be spared stripping. Individual eschatology doesn’t affect the wider picture – 2 Cor retains resurrection (while also tending in an individual and dualistic direction).
(1) At Paul’s founding visit to Thessalonika he preached imminent rapture, not resurrection. (2) With the delay and the advent of deaths, the situation changed – hence resurrection of the dead is introduced in 1 Thess 4. (3) By the time of 1 Cor, deaths are the norm, hence the need for leveling: all need transformation. (4) The ἡμεῖς in 1 Thess 4.17 and 1 Cor 15.52 mean that there Paul still expects to survive till the parousia, but this is abandoned by the time of 2 Cor. Paul accepts Hellenistic conceptions there and tends towards dualism and individualism. (5) This is confirmed in Philippians, where Paul wants to de before the parousia.(6) Paul maintains ‘akute Naherwartung’ to the end – along with the experience of delay.
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