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From the first call of Exodus to his farewell address in Deuteronomy , Moses continues to question , " Who am I ? " - a ... Dramatic unity is achieved because , given Moses ' upbringing in the Egyptian court , the two questions also ...
From the first call of Exodus to his farewell address in Deuteronomy , Moses continues to question , " Who am I ? " - a ... Dramatic unity is achieved because , given Moses ' upbringing in the Egyptian court , the two questions also ...
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If the covenant were dependent on possession of the land of Israel and attendant obedience to the laws , the question of whether that promise would be fulfilled for these people would be prejudged . And those whom history placed outside ...
If the covenant were dependent on possession of the land of Israel and attendant obedience to the laws , the question of whether that promise would be fulfilled for these people would be prejudged . And those whom history placed outside ...
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Human life poses two great questions : the question of identity — Who am I ? —and the question of action — What should I do ? Identity involves recognizing the boundaries that separate some people so that others can be together ...
Human life poses two great questions : the question of identity — Who am I ? —and the question of action — What should I do ? Identity involves recognizing the boundaries that separate some people so that others can be together ...
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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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| Title | The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader |
| Author | Aaron B. Wildavsky |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | University of Alabama Press, 1984 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2010 |
| ISBN | 0817301682, 9780817301682 |
| Length | 262 pages |
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