The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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Page 43
... stands for life . " The life of the flesh is in the blood ; and I have given it to you ... to make an atonement for your souls " ( Lev . 17:11 ) . Just as Israel's first - born are saved by blood on the doorposts , the circumcision is a ...
... stands for life . " The life of the flesh is in the blood ; and I have given it to you ... to make an atonement for your souls " ( Lev . 17:11 ) . Just as Israel's first - born are saved by blood on the doorposts , the circumcision is a ...
Page 121
... stand in the gap before me for the land , that I should not destroy it : but I found none " ( Ezek . 22:30 ) . In the ... stands in the gap Godward . Moses protects the people against their own excesses , that is , against the just wrath ...
... stand in the gap before me for the land , that I should not destroy it : but I found none " ( Ezek . 22:30 ) . In the ... stands in the gap Godward . Moses protects the people against their own excesses , that is , against the just wrath ...
Page 148
... stands as an aspiration for one people . Morality and community are intertwined . It is the covenant that is primary , not the specific forms that leadership takes at a particular time . For there to be central leader- ship at all ...
... stands as an aspiration for one people . Morality and community are intertwined . It is the covenant that is primary , not the specific forms that leadership takes at a particular time . For there to be central leader- ship at all ...
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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