The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... faith , as when Psalm 89:26 speaks of God as " the rock of my salvation . " We might think God was wildly waving His arms , trying to gain attention , indicating , as Moses first did at the burning bush , " Here I am ! " If that was not ...
... faith , as when Psalm 89:26 speaks of God as " the rock of my salvation . " We might think God was wildly waving His arms , trying to gain attention , indicating , as Moses first did at the burning bush , " Here I am ! " If that was not ...
Page 116
... faith would neither be required to conquer them nor God to provide . But if the reports were essentially accurate — so that , in a fair fight , man to man , the Hebrew people would face defeat , possibly destruction - their faith would ...
... faith would neither be required to conquer them nor God to provide . But if the reports were essentially accurate — so that , in a fair fight , man to man , the Hebrew people would face defeat , possibly destruction - their faith would ...
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... faith " who suspends the ethical imperative to love the son better than himself by preparing to kill Isaac because of the higher obligation of faith in God . Kierkegaard imagines how Abraham would be remembered if he had refused God's ...
... faith " who suspends the ethical imperative to love the son better than himself by preparing to kill Isaac because of the higher obligation of faith in God . Kierkegaard imagines how Abraham would be remembered if he had refused God's ...
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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