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Friendship, flattery, and frankness of speech : studies on friendship in the New Testament world / edited by John T. Fitzgerald. - 1 online resource (xiv, 291 pages) - Supplements to Novum Testamentum, v. 82 0167-9732 ; . - Novum Testamentum, Supplements 82. Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264557. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Preliminary Material / Introduction / Friendship, Frankness and Flattery / Frank Speech, Flattery, and Friendship in Philodemus / Plutarch to Prince Philopappus on how to tell a Flatterer from a Friend / Philipians, Especially Chapter 4, as a \'Letter of Friendship\': Observations on a Checkered History of Scholarship / The function of Friendship Language in Philippians 4: 10-20 / Paul's Self-Sufficiency (Philippians 4:11) / Philippians in the Light of Some Ancient Discussions of Friendship / Пapphσia in the Pauline Epistles / Пapphσia in Acts / Holding on to Confidence: Пapphσia in Hebrews / Пapphσia in the Johannine Corpus / Index of Ancient Authors and Texts / Index of Modern Scholars / John T. Fitzgerald -- John T. Fitzgerald -- David Konstan -- Clarence E. Glad -- Troels Engberg-Pedersen -- John Reumann -- Ken L. Berry -- Abraham J. Malherbe -- John T. Fitzgerald -- David E. Fredrickson -- S. C. Winter -- C. Alan and S.J. MγγChell -- William Klassen -- John T. Fitzgerald -- John T. Fitzgerald.

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This volume deals with the topics of friendship, flattery, and frankness of speech in the Greco-Roman world. The three topics were often related, with candor or frank criticism viewed as the trait that distinguished the true friend from the flatterer. The book's eleven essays are divided into three parts. The first part introduces the volume and discusses the three topics in the thought of Philodemus and Plutarch. Part two deals with Paul's use of friendship language in his correspondence with the Church at Philippi. Part three examines the concept of frankness (parrhesia) in Paul, Luke-Acts, Hebrews, and the Johannine corpus. The volume will be particularly useful to NT Scholars, classicists, and modern theologians and ethicists who are interested in the theory and practice of friendship in antiquity.

ISBN: 9789004267282

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004267282 DOI

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.--New Testament.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Friendship--Biblical teaching.
Ethics, Ancient.
Ethics, Ancient.
Flattery.
Flattery--Biblical teaching.
Friendship.
Friendship--Biblical teaching.
Parrhēsia (The Greek word)
Religion.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Rome--Religion.
Rome (Empire)

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.

LC Class. No.: BS2545.F75 / F75 1996

Dewey Class. No.: 225.8/1776