The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... rule inside . The sure sign of equity is a continuous need for leadership ( how else to reach decisions when everyone is equal and divided ? ) accompanied by attacks on whatever leaders turn up . As he liked the spontaneity of anarchy ...
... rule inside . The sure sign of equity is a continuous need for leadership ( how else to reach decisions when everyone is equal and divided ? ) accompanied by attacks on whatever leaders turn up . As he liked the spontaneity of anarchy ...
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... rule over you , neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you ” ( Judg . 8 : 22–23 ) . The frequency with which younger and unlikely men prevail over their ostensible superiors in the Bible , as does Gideon , I have ...
... rule over you , neither shall my son rule over you : the Lord shall rule over you ” ( Judg . 8 : 22–23 ) . The frequency with which younger and unlikely men prevail over their ostensible superiors in the Bible , as does Gideon , I have ...
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... rule is more akin to that of the early medieval monarchs than to the splendor and formality of the Sun King at Versailles , though even this comparison suggests more hierarchy than he had.10 10 David's rule represents the first full ...
... rule is more akin to that of the early medieval monarchs than to the splendor and formality of the Sun King at Versailles , though even this comparison suggests more hierarchy than he had.10 10 David's rule represents the first full ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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