The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... kill me , as thou killedst the Egyptian ? " ( Exod . 2:14 ) . Of course , leaders do not intend to kill followers ; it just sometimes turns out that way . Moses , realizing that the first deed is known , flees to exile in Midian . But ...
... kill me , as thou killedst the Egyptian ? " ( Exod . 2:14 ) . Of course , leaders do not intend to kill followers ; it just sometimes turns out that way . Moses , realizing that the first deed is known , flees to exile in Midian . But ...
Page 41
... kill him " ( Exod . 4:24 ) . This is a surprising reversal , and the interpretive problems are legion.25 Why should God , who has just commissioned Moses , seek to kill him immediately thereafter ? " To describe this passage as ...
... kill him " ( Exod . 4:24 ) . This is a surprising reversal , and the interpretive problems are legion.25 Why should God , who has just commissioned Moses , seek to kill him immediately thereafter ? " To describe this passage as ...
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... kill every male among the little ones , and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him " ( Num . 31:17 ) . First the people mixed , body into body , then the worship mixed , false god for true , then the killing mixed ...
... kill every male among the little ones , and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him " ( Num . 31:17 ) . First the people mixed , body into body , then the worship mixed , false god for true , then the killing mixed ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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