“王權至尊”的《舊約》敘事以亨利八世時期政教理論為中心

都鐸時期的“王權至尊”理論作為現代主權學說的淵源之一，其主旨是證成王權具有管轄教會的職能，並基於國王的“完整權力”從而證明英格蘭脫離普世基督教帝國的合法性。《舊約》有關政教關係的章節因此成為都鐸神學家最重要的理論資源。《豐文彙編》作為《至尊法案》頒佈前的理論準備，最為直接地呈現出“王權至尊”的《舊約》色彩。此外，都鐸神學家為“王權至尊”辯護所作的“政論小冊子”也基本圍繞《舊約》展開。《舊約》中的明君皆具有管轄教會和決定教義的權力，不僅契合亨利八世宗教改革的現實需求，也為“王權至尊”提供了源自基督教自身的合法性背書。都鐸王朝對於“舊約式王權”的追求可以有效解釋英格蘭宗教改革的保守性及其君主政體的延續性，並從一個側面印證了基督教神學對於現代主權學說的理論意義。

As one of the significant sources of modern doctrine of sovereignty, the theory of royal supremacy aimed to justify the King’s authority over the Church and to legitimize, based on the plenitudo potestatis claimed by the King, England’s separation from the universal Christian empire. Accordingly, the passages on Church-State relations from the Old Testament were treated as one of the most important academic resources by Tudor theologians. As a theoretical preparation for the Act of Supremacy, the Collectanea satis copiosa demonstrates a direct connection between the Royal Supremacy and the Old Testament. In addition, some printed “political pamphlet” that were written by Tudor theologians and produced to advocate for the Royal Supremacy also relied primarily on the Old Testament. The Old Testament entitles the wise monarchs to the power of governing the Church as well as deciding and issuing creeds, which not only met the requirement of Henrician Reformation, but also provided the Royal Supremacy with legitimacy from Christian theology. It is sound to argue that the obsession of Tudor Dynasty with the “Old Testament Kingship” revealed the conservatism of the English Reformation and the continuity of the English monarchy. Furthermore, it sheds light on the academic significance of Christian theology for the modern doctrine of sovereignty.