The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... depends partly on what it contains and partly on what each generation makes of it . Just as theories are part of our conception of the physical world , so the varied interpretations of the Bible are part of the meaning , which has to be ...
... depends partly on what it contains and partly on what each generation makes of it . Just as theories are part of our conception of the physical world , so the varied interpretations of the Bible are part of the meaning , which has to be ...
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... depends on what questions we ask . For Jews , only Moses , through the Torah , can provide authoritative religious instruction . But this is not a book about religion , except insofar as it is necessary to illuminate the cultural ...
... depends on what questions we ask . For Jews , only Moses , through the Torah , can provide authoritative religious instruction . But this is not a book about religion , except insofar as it is necessary to illuminate the cultural ...
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... depends on the longevity of societal institutions . The memory of a people depends not only on its capacity to memorize or even to use mnemonic devices , though Moses does both , but also on its ability to preserve the institu- tional ...
... depends on the longevity of societal institutions . The memory of a people depends not only on its capacity to memorize or even to use mnemonic devices , though Moses does both , but also on its ability to preserve the institu- tional ...
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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