The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 99
... keep the door shut on issues that the Bible , reflecting the live history of the people of Israel , insists on keeping open : Is the covenant conditional on Israel's keeping its Commandments ? What happens if they are broken ? If God is ...
... keep the door shut on issues that the Bible , reflecting the live history of the people of Israel , insists on keeping open : Is the covenant conditional on Israel's keeping its Commandments ? What happens if they are broken ? If God is ...
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... keep the people together , therefore , Moses moves toward an equity in which he can be a charismatic leader , helping to reveal a divine law around which everyone ( equals , together ) can cohere . Inevitably , difficul- ties about ...
... keep the people together , therefore , Moses moves toward an equity in which he can be a charismatic leader , helping to reveal a divine law around which everyone ( equals , together ) can cohere . Inevitably , difficul- ties about ...
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... keep other precepts " ( ibid . ) . Whether keeping clean serves to separate the Jewish people , or they keep kosher because they are separated , the explanation contains a significant social element . 24. Leo Straus , " Interpretation ...
... keep other precepts " ( ibid . ) . Whether keeping clean serves to separate the Jewish people , or they keep kosher because they are separated , the explanation contains a significant social element . 24. Leo Straus , " Interpretation ...
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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