Three Writers, One Writer

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.—1 Thessalonians 1:1

For some reason, I customarily think of the twin letters to the Thessalonians as being written by Paul. That’s true, but isn’t the complete truth, for the two volumes have three writers, not one, under the inspiration of the one Spirit. The One works through the three for the many, including now me. Written poetically, it might look something like this:

The One works
through the three
for the many
including now
me

yes

the Three in One
works through
the three for one
like me