The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... judges and the hierarchy of kings . Regimes without Moses Life in the wilderness and in Canaan are different ; there is no denying that . Nonetheless , I maintain that the similarities in regimes between the desert and the settled land ...
... judges and the hierarchy of kings . Regimes without Moses Life in the wilderness and in Canaan are different ; there is no denying that . Nonetheless , I maintain that the similarities in regimes between the desert and the settled land ...
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... Judges : " In those days there was no king in Israel : every man did that which was right in his own eyes " ( Judg . 21:25 ) . The people of Israel governed themselves in an organized anarchy , if this is not a contradiction in terms ...
... Judges : " In those days there was no king in Israel : every man did that which was right in his own eyes " ( Judg . 21:25 ) . The people of Israel governed themselves in an organized anarchy , if this is not a contradiction in terms ...
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... judges are chosen despite visible handicaps such as Jephthah's bastardy , Gideon's youth , or Deborah's sex . You do not have to be prominent to be a judge , but , like Othniel , Caleb's younger brother , you may be . No judges , except ...
... judges are chosen despite visible handicaps such as Jephthah's bastardy , Gideon's youth , or Deborah's sex . You do not have to be prominent to be a judge , but , like Othniel , Caleb's younger brother , you may be . No judges , except ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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