Parrhesia

Peter-Ben Smit, PhD (1979) is professor of Contextual Biblical Interpretation at Vrije Universiteit (Amsterdam), professor by special appointment of Ancient Catholic Church Structures at Utrecht University, Professor (ao.) for Systematic and Ecumenical Theology faculty of Theology University of Bern and a research associate in the Department of Theology of the University of Pretoria.Eva van Urk, MA (1987) is currently working on a Ph.D. project in biblical studies and theology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She investigates the potential of using the concept of imago Dei to address the issue of human-caused extinction and to stir ecological responsibility. Her research is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).

• ContentsList of ContributorsIi1 IntroductionBert-Jan Lietaert PeerboltePart 1: Parrhesia in Antiquity2 The Performative Meaning of the Word παρρησία in Ancient Greek and in the Greek BibleKyriakoula Papademetriou3 “Deine Absicht ist es ja, die Freiheit zurückzuholen und neu aufzurichten” (Paneg. 78,3). ‘Freiheit’ in Plinius Secundus’ PanegyricusManfred Lang4 Παρρησία in Erzähltexten: Handlungsschemata bei Lukian und in der ApostelgeschichteNils NeumannPart 2: Instances of Parrhesia in the Early Modern Era5 Empowering Catholics in a Protestant Republic: Life and Works of Apostolic Vicar John van Neercassel (1626–1686)Dirk Jan Schoon6 The Pirate of the New Testament: Wettsteins’s Comment on Acts 24.5Bastian Lemitz7 The Freedom to Change: The Text of the New Testament? Wettstein’s Treatment of MarkJan Krans and Silvia Castelli Part 3 : Instances of Parrhesia in the Modern Era8 “To Speak Your Word with All Boldness”: Freedom of Expression in Dutch Reformed ChurchesLeon van den Broeke9 Silence is Golden: Freedom of Speech and the Old Catholic Observer at the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965)Peter-Ben Smit