The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... lead Moses to adopt fierce countermeasures . His desire to free his people from their tutelage to him , as well as to Pharaoh , leads him to devolve his powers . The rest that Deuteronomy promises those who do their duty — such as the ...
... lead Moses to adopt fierce countermeasures . His desire to free his people from their tutelage to him , as well as to Pharaoh , leads him to devolve his powers . The rest that Deuteronomy promises those who do their duty — such as the ...
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... lead " means going out in front - being a driver , not a passenger . If leaders ' identities are weak and their followers ' are strong , leaders will be discarded at the first opportunity , the hoped - for hierarchy degenerating into ...
... lead " means going out in front - being a driver , not a passenger . If leaders ' identities are weak and their followers ' are strong , leaders will be discarded at the first opportunity , the hoped - for hierarchy degenerating into ...
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... lead ( the Promised Land ) and who is supposed to lead it ( himself ) , but not knowing what regime will best enable him to lead . Hierarchy might help , but ( a ) it is too much like the regime he is rejecting and ( b ) the people ...
... lead ( the Promised Land ) and who is supposed to lead it ( himself ) , but not knowing what regime will best enable him to lead . Hierarchy might help , but ( a ) it is too much like the regime he is rejecting and ( b ) the people ...
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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