Lines 17–43: what is a religious reason king gives on this page? why did king include religious allusions in his letter?

lines 17–43: i have the honor of serving as president of the southern christian leadership conference, an organization operating in every southern state, with headquarters in atlanta, georgia. we have some eighty-five affiliated organizations across the south, and one of them is the alabama christian movement for human rights. frequently we share staff, educational and financial resources with our affiliates. several months ago the affiliate here in birmingham asked us to be on call to engage in a nonviolent direct-action program if such were deemed necessary. we readily consented, and when the hour came we lived up to our promise. so i, along with several members of my staff, am here because i was invited here. i am here because i have organizational ties here.

but more basically, i am in birmingham because injustice is here. just as the prophets of the eighth century b. c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their home towns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco-roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own home town. like paul, i must constantly respond to the macedonian call for aid.

moreover, i am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states. i cannot sit idly by in atlanta and not be concerned about what happens in birmingham. injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. we are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. anyone who lives inside the united states can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds.

To Compare himself to St. Paul and Bible Prophets and claim him divine authority for his purpose and mission.

Explanation:

1. Dr. Martin Luther King appeals to the Apostle Paul as role model, evoking an analogy so that He might receive the same honor as St Paul did.

Because He made a comparison between the "Gospel of Jesus Christ" and the "Gospel of freedom".

If Paul left Tarsis to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ then became imprisoned, persecuted, then He was a Saint.

Martin Luther King left Atlanta to preach the "gospel of freedom" and then became imprisoned, then He is also some Godly man.

That was the intention of the speech of the rev. King Jr.

2) Again, He's comparing himself to the Bible prophets in order to claim authority. Just like St. Paul the Apostle, did the in the book of Corinthians when He had been accused falsely to not be an apostle.

Martin L. King claims to himself the role of a prophet leaving his hometown fulfilling a mission.

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