The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... promise to be good before man would agree to accept Him . In terms of ego psychology , this is the childish craving for a security found only in the womb . Grown - ups take their chances . They work for what they want , never being ...
... promise to be good before man would agree to accept Him . In terms of ego psychology , this is the childish craving for a security found only in the womb . Grown - ups take their chances . They work for what they want , never being ...
Page 115
... promise of the land ( hence also testing YHWH , whose promise it is ) and Moses who is to lead them there . The men to be chosen as advance scouts , the Lord says , should be leaders from every tribe . Moses tells these scouts to report ...
... promise of the land ( hence also testing YHWH , whose promise it is ) and Moses who is to lead them there . The men to be chosen as advance scouts , the Lord says , should be leaders from every tribe . Moses tells these scouts to report ...
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... promise . If Isaac dies , the people of the future die with him , unborn , for he is Abraham's " sole heir , " the only link between Abraham and posterity . " Isaac is the child of the promise , " writes von Rad , meaning that God ...
... promise . If Isaac dies , the people of the future die with him , unborn , for he is Abraham's " sole heir , " the only link between Abraham and posterity . " Isaac is the child of the promise , " writes von Rad , meaning that God ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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