The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... remains the only founder , the only leader of the exodus , the only authoritative lawgiver . Can one , then , derive a rule ... remain the same . To see that this is so , one need only look at leadership from the different viewpoints of ...
... remains the only founder , the only leader of the exodus , the only authoritative lawgiver . Can one , then , derive a rule ... remain the same . To see that this is so , one need only look at leadership from the different viewpoints of ...
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... remain in doubt ; so YHWH needs a mediator in charge of the covenant . Moses is evidently a man in the middle . The ... remains the way to resolve conflicting interests . If Moses were inclined to take comfort from the Lord's words 98 ...
... remain in doubt ; so YHWH needs a mediator in charge of the covenant . Moses is evidently a man in the middle . The ... remains the way to resolve conflicting interests . If Moses were inclined to take comfort from the Lord's words 98 ...
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... remains open - ended . Leadership remains to be tested no matter how many times tests have been passed before . There are two tests : God testing man and man testing God . The people are said to have tested God in their numerous demands ...
... remains open - ended . Leadership remains to be tested no matter how many times tests have been passed before . There are two tests : God testing man and man testing God . The people are said to have tested God in their numerous demands ...
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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