Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte
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Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte is a major 17th‑century treatise by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet that defends absolute monarchy by grounding political authority in biblical scripture.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
obedience to the king is a religious duty
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political authority is instituted by God ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| field |
biblical studies
ⓘ
political theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| genre |
political philosophy
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviationOrShortName | Politique tirée de l’Écriture sainte ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-republican
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monarchist ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | Politique tirée des propres paroles de l’Écriture sainte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Catholic political thought
NERFINISHED
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defenses of absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholic biblical tradition
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French absolutism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Catholic princes
ⓘ
political elites ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
obedience and hierarchy
ⓘ
sacralization of kingship ⓘ scriptural foundation of political power ⓘ |
| literaryForm | systematic treatise ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
absolute monarchy
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divine right of kings ⓘ political theology ⓘ |
| opposesDoctrine |
contractualism
ⓘ
resistance theory ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Christian political philosophy ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCorpus | major work of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet ⓘ |
| positionHeldByDefendedRulerType | absolute monarch ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| supports | strong royal prerogative ⓘ |
| supportsDoctrine | divine right of kings ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition | Catholic ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
biblical times
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early modern monarchy ⓘ |
| uses | biblical exegesis ⓘ |
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