The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader

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University of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages
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Blood 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 ...
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Ezekiel spoke of the Lord's everlasting search for leadership : " And I sought for a man among them , that should make up the hedge , and stand in the gap before me for the land , that I should not destroy it : but I found none ” ( Ezek ...
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35 One God 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 leadership at ...

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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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About the author (1984)

Aaron Wildavsky was, until his death in 1993, professor of political science and public policy at the University of California in Berkeley. He was also director of its Survey Research Center.

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TitleThe Nursing Father: Moses as a Political Leader
AuthorAaron B. Wildavsky
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized30 Jul 2010
ISBN0817301682, 9780817301682
Length262 pages
  
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