Jacob W. Elias is a retired pastor and professor emeritus of New Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He is the author of 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Believers Church Bibl...ver maisJacob W. Elias is a retired pastor and professor emeritus of New Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He is the author of 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Believers Church Bible Commentary, 1995), and Remember the Future: The Pastoral Theology of Paul the Apostle (2006). Jacob and his wife Lillian live in Goshen, Indiana. They have a globally dispersed family of three children, seven grandchildren, and a growing number of great grandchildren.ver menos