Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ:
and Silvanus: Silvanus is mentioned repeatedly in the scriptures (2 Corinthians 1:19; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Peter 5:12). Silvanus and Timothy are still with the Apostle Paul at Corinth when this letter is written only a few short weeks after the first epistle to the Thessalonians. All three of these men of God are well known to the church at Thessalonica.