The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... evil come into the world ? Genesis , Nahum Sarna 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 ...
... evil come into the world ? Genesis , Nahum Sarna 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 ...
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... evil , the Lord responds " I ... will be gracious to whom I will be gracious , and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy " ( Exod . 33:19 ) . Moses has to accept human limitation - never being entirely sure his acts are right rather ...
... evil , the Lord responds " I ... will be gracious to whom I will be gracious , and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy " ( Exod . 33:19 ) . Moses has to accept human limitation - never being entirely sure his acts are right rather ...
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... evil act , or whether , once begun , the evil should be tolerated - the leaders hoping , perhaps , to moderate the people's behavior when evil's passion is spent . Which would exemplify the Mosaic ideal of leadership , reaction or ...
... evil act , or whether , once begun , the evil should be tolerated - the leaders hoping , perhaps , to moderate the people's behavior when evil's passion is spent . Which would exemplify the Mosaic ideal of leadership , reaction or ...
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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