The 249th Letter to the Thessalonians 2:10

Regarding the place of writing, some ancient manuscripts add notes at the end such as “from Athens” or “from Rome”. However, as previously mentioned, Corinth is considered the most likely location if the letters are genuine. On the other hand, if they are pseudepigraphical, the location is unclear; yet, since they are addressed to the church in Thessalonica, it is possible that at least the primary place of activity was Thessalonica

Moreover, the major ancient manuscripts agree that the addressee is Thessalonica . However, responding to several points raised regarding the possibility of pseudepigraphy, some scholars, such as Adolf von Harnack, propose that the First and Second Epistles to the Thessalonians were addressed to different groups within the Thessalonian church. Furthermore, some scholars hypothesize that Berea or Philippi were the actual destinations。However, opinions pointing out the weakness of the evidence for these theories also exist.