The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 28
... tells us , " wishes to indicate very simply that evil is a human product , that God created the world good but that man , through the free exercise of his will in rebellion against God , corrupts the good and puts evil in its place ...
... tells us , " wishes to indicate very simply that evil is a human product , that God created the world good but that man , through the free exercise of his will in rebellion against God , corrupts the good and puts evil in its place ...
Page 44
... tells any leader what is in store for him . The parallels to the episode of Moses ' circumcision are striking even in the bare scheme of this narrative . The story of Balaam's ass , told late in the Mosaic account , after Moses ...
... tells any leader what is in store for him . The parallels to the episode of Moses ' circumcision are striking even in the bare scheme of this narrative . The story of Balaam's ass , told late in the Mosaic account , after Moses ...
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... tells Moses , in the next breath recommending a series of magic tricks , directing Moses as if he were a puppet . The Bible underlines the reality in a lovely construction that feeds on itself , a twice - told truth . " And Moses and ...
... tells Moses , in the next breath recommending a series of magic tricks , directing Moses as if he were a puppet . The Bible underlines the reality in a lovely construction that feeds on itself , a twice - told truth . " And Moses and ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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