Pros Korinthious; The Letters to the Corinthians

Japanese: コリント人への手紙 - コリントびとへのてがみ（英語表記）Pros Korinthious; The Letters to the Corinthians

A letter written by Paul in the New Testament, addressed to the group of Christians he established in Corinth. There are two books, Epistle 1 and Epistle 2. Epistle 1 was written in 57 AD by Paul in response to various questions he received about marriage, virginity, donations, and other issues that he had received after leaving Corinth and going to Ephesus. His practical solutions to specific problems were a powerful guide to the difficulties faced by the church in the pagan world, and he also provided firm teachings on the need for love and faith in the resurrection, making it extremely valuable for understanding Paul's missionary work. However, this letter aroused resentment among some of the Corinthians, so Paul went to Corinth to try to resolve the worsening situation, but was unsuccessful. Paul then returned to Ephesus and entrusted Titus with a letter defending himself on the basis of his apostolic authority and fiercely denounced his opponents. This corresponds to chapters 10 to 13 of 2 Corinthians. However, after hearing that the situation had improved, and taking into consideration the impact on the Corinthians, he again entrusted Titus with a letter filled with his love and spirit of cooperation for the Corinthians. This corresponds to chapters 1 to 9, and it seems that these two letters written with completely different motives were somehow combined to form 2 Corinthians.

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Japanese:

新約聖書中のパウロの書簡でコリントに彼が立てたキリスト信徒の集団にあてられたもの。1書と2書がある。1書はコリントを去ってエフェソス伝道中に伝えられたコリント教会内の紛争や不道徳な行為などについて，あるいは結婚や処女，献金などについて寄せられた種々の質問に関して，57年頃パウロが教示を与えたもの。具体的な諸問題に与えた彼の実践的な解決は異教世界のなかにおかれた教会のかかえる困難に対する力強い導きであり，しかもそのなかには愛の必要，復活の信仰などについて確固とした教説が示されていて，パウロの伝道を知るうえにきわめて価値の高いものである。しかしこの書簡は一部のコリント人の反感を喚起したので，パウロは悪化した情勢の打開をはかってコリントへおもむいたが不首尾に終った。そこでパウロはエフェソスへ戻り使徒としての権威に基づいて自分を弁護し，また反対者を激しく非難する書簡をテトスに託した。これがコリント2書の 10～13章に相当する。しかしその後の事情の好転を聞き，コリント人へ及ぼす影響を考慮してコリント人に対する彼の愛情と協調の精神に満ちた書簡を再びテトスに託した。これが1～9章に相当し，この2つのまったく違った動機により書かれた書簡がなんらかの理由で1つにされて，コリント2書を形成したらしい。

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