The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 114
... divine criteria forged the law , it can be said that Moses carries out a divine punishment . The fact that God's wrath continues means , however , that concurrent human action ( Moses ' ) can- not substitute for divine punishment ...
... divine criteria forged the law , it can be said that Moses carries out a divine punishment . The fact that God's wrath continues means , however , that concurrent human action ( Moses ' ) can- not substitute for divine punishment ...
Page 170
... divine command may appear arbitrary but , in the Mosaic conception , it serves as an essential counterweight to the usual human proclivities . When , out of self - interest or self - absorption , men will not act as they should , there ...
... divine command may appear arbitrary but , in the Mosaic conception , it serves as an essential counterweight to the usual human proclivities . When , out of self - interest or self - absorption , men will not act as they should , there ...
Page 206
... divine response is to institutionalize a council of elders . Somehow it is never Moses who wants hierarchy , and it is always Moses who appears to give up power to achieve it . Little by little , personal " meekness " becomes ...
... divine response is to institutionalize a council of elders . Somehow it is never Moses who wants hierarchy , and it is always Moses who appears to give up power to achieve it . Little by little , personal " meekness " becomes ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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