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Moses ' identification with his own people is even more striking , considering that he risked a comfortable life in the luxury of the Egyptian court for the sake of his beliefs . When we understand from the story of Joseph that " every ...
Moses ' identification with his own people is even more striking , considering that he risked a comfortable life in the luxury of the Egyptian court for the sake of his beliefs . When we understand from the story of Joseph that " every ...
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Taking spoil from the Egyptians has caused some difficulty and no little dismay to commentators down the centuries . It does not seem like a nice thing to do . And why would Egyptians trust Hebrews with gold and silver and other fine ...
Taking spoil from the Egyptians has caused some difficulty and no little dismay to commentators down the centuries . It does not seem like a nice thing to do . And why would Egyptians trust Hebrews with gold and silver and other fine ...
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From Rebellion against Pharaoh to Retreat from Moses At the fateful moment , as the Hebrew people are moving out of Egypt , both peoples regret what they have done the Hebrews in going and the Egyptians in allowing them to leave .
From Rebellion against Pharaoh to Retreat from Moses At the fateful moment , as the Hebrew people are moving out of Egypt , both peoples regret what they have done the Hebrews in going and the Egyptians in allowing them to leave .
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Contents
Introduction Why Me? Why Moses? Why Leadership? | 1 |
Passive People Passive Leader | 27 |
Pharaoh What Not to Do | 62 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader |
| Author | Aaron B. Wildavsky |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Alabama Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2010 |
| ISBN | 0817301682, 9780817301682 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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