The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... whole , because these regimes have strong boundaries , but not into regimes that make them vulnerable to outside influences . Jews must remain a community with strong boun- daries so that they can worship the one God . From this ...
... whole , because these regimes have strong boundaries , but not into regimes that make them vulnerable to outside influences . Jews must remain a community with strong boun- daries so that they can worship the one God . From this ...
Page 97
... whole , each partaking only of what properly be- longs to its class , are of special social significance in a tribal society . Each tribe is to be kept whole . No tribe is to transgress against another . What better guarantee that ...
... whole , each partaking only of what properly be- longs to its class , are of special social significance in a tribal society . Each tribe is to be kept whole . No tribe is to transgress against another . What better guarantee that ...
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... whole things whole , like with like , is the cultural principle of Israel , God must exemplify it as well by making perpetual His unity with the people . The ultimate rationale for Hebrew culture as a seamless web of whole social ...
... whole things whole , like with like , is the cultural principle of Israel , God must exemplify it as well by making perpetual His unity with the people . The ultimate rationale for Hebrew culture as a seamless web of whole social ...
Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader 27 | 27 |
Learning from | 62 |
Copyright | |
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