The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 76
... kill every male among the little ones , and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him " ( Num . 31:17 ) . First the people mixed , body into body , then the worship mixed , false god for true , then the killing mixed ...
... kill every male among the little ones , and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him " ( Num . 31:17 ) . First the people mixed , body into body , then the worship mixed , false god for true , then the killing mixed ...
Page 119
... kill his son has set off endless debate about whether such a sacrifice could ever be justified . Does anyone have a right to take life , especially an innocent life ? Could Abraham be sure he had heard a guardian angel and not a ...
... kill his son has set off endless debate about whether such a sacrifice could ever be justified . Does anyone have a right to take life , especially an innocent life ? Could Abraham be sure he had heard a guardian angel and not a ...
Page 138
... kill us in the wilderness , except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us ? Moreover , thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey , or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards : wilt thou put out ...
... kill us in the wilderness , except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us ? Moreover , thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey , or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards : wilt thou put out ...
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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