The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... question , " Who am I ? " — a mere mortal charged with creating a nation or a luminous leader , almost a god himself ? Moses also asks a second question - What should I do ? Should he become a permanent leader , risking idolatry , or a ...
... question , " Who am I ? " — a mere mortal charged with creating a nation or a luminous leader , almost a god himself ? Moses also asks a second question - What should I do ? Should he become a permanent leader , risking idolatry , or a ...
Page 94
... question of whether that promise would be fulfilled for these people would be prejudged . And those whom history placed outside Israel's borders would not belong . If the covenant were the people's , entirely apart from the Commandments ...
... question of whether that promise would be fulfilled for these people would be prejudged . And those whom history placed outside Israel's borders would not belong . If the covenant were the people's , entirely apart from the Commandments ...
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... questions : the question of identity - Who am I ? -and the question of action - What should I do ? Identity involves recognizing the boundaries that separate some people so that others can be together ; the Ten Commandments illustrate ...
... questions : the question of identity - Who am I ? -and the question of action - What should I do ? Identity involves recognizing the boundaries that separate some people so that others can be together ; the Ten Commandments illustrate ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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