The Divine Right of Kings: 1
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The homily identifies a close parallel or correspondence among several types of authority, which are all seen to be ultimately of the same sort: husband/wife, father/children, master/servant, rulers/subjects. Note that the 'divine right of kings' is closely related to 'patriarchalist' attitudes to gender relations.
Question
2. In what way is Scripture used to uphold human authority?
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