The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 78
... children of Israel were , was there no hail " ( Exod . 9:26 ) . It was dark in Egypt during the three days of the ninth plague , " but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings ” ( Exod . 10:23 ) . The final plague , the ...
... children of Israel were , was there no hail " ( Exod . 9:26 ) . It was dark in Egypt during the three days of the ninth plague , " but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings ” ( Exod . 10:23 ) . The final plague , the ...
Page 81
... Israel is expelled from Egypt , the people do not leave empty- handed . Nor does Israel amass goods by accident or ... children of Israel can leave richer than when they lived in Egypt ? Deuteronomy recapitulates these events ...
... Israel is expelled from Egypt , the people do not leave empty- handed . Nor does Israel amass goods by accident or ... children of Israel can leave richer than when they lived in Egypt ? Deuteronomy recapitulates these events ...
Page 128
... children , and the children of Israel were no exception . They can hardly be said to have gone willingly ; their kicking and screaming takes up the longest part of the narrative . If Moses felt he had dragged them most of the way , he ...
... children , and the children of Israel were no exception . They can hardly be said to have gone willingly ; their kicking and screaming takes up the longest part of the narrative . If Moses felt he had dragged them most of the way , he ...
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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