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Friendship, Flattery, and Frankness of Speech

Studies on Friendship in the New Testament World

An investigation of the three related topics of friendship, flattery and frankness of speech (parrhesia) in the Greco- Roman world. The essays examine this triad in Philodemus and Plutarch, discuss Paul's use of friendship language in Philippians, and explore the concept of parrhesia in Paul, Acts, Hebrews, and the Johannine corpus.