The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... beginning " ) is a Mosaic teaching . Mosaic doctrine begins at the beginning - like Israel , mankind is first separated from other creatures . The first sentence of Genesis ( " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ...
... beginning " ) is a Mosaic teaching . Mosaic doctrine begins at the beginning - like Israel , mankind is first separated from other creatures . The first sentence of Genesis ( " In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth ...
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... beginnings but appro- priate for a later leader seeking to establish a state . 32 At a similar crisis in his life , at the ... beginning ? We have ample evidence ( besides the binding of Isaac ) of Abram's faith . After a dashing raid to ...
... beginnings but appro- priate for a later leader seeking to establish a state . 32 At a similar crisis in his life , at the ... beginning ? We have ample evidence ( besides the binding of Isaac ) of Abram's faith . After a dashing raid to ...
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... beginning . The ( utterly unremarkable ) conclusion is that obedience to God is the prerequisite for orderly social relations . The boundary be- tween God and man is His supreme safeguard against social chaos . For what would men not do ...
... beginning . The ( utterly unremarkable ) conclusion is that obedience to God is the prerequisite for orderly social relations . The boundary be- tween God and man is His supreme safeguard against social chaos . For what would men not do ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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