A Historical-Comparative Study of the Authorization of παρρησία in Philo’s Quis rerum divinarum heres sit and Quod omnis probus liber sit

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The article studies the notion of parrēsia in the context of Philo's writings, and especially in Quis rerum divinarum heres sit and Quod omnis probus liber sit. I examine how Philo authorises the parrēsia of the Jews vis-à-vis God and humans within the Roman Empire. The term parrēsia, in its flexible application, confronts us with the question who gets to speak and why. I contextualise Philo's authorisation of parrēsia in the context of the ancient conventions of parrēsia, as well as in the changing socio-historical context of his writings.

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