The Nursing Father: Moses as a Political LeaderUniversity of Alabama Press, 1984 - 262 pages |
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... turn from slavery to anarchy to equity to hierarchy . But the end result ( until the next change occurs , of course ) is not unalloyed hierarchy . Experience has led to an interpenetration of regimes . Slavery is imper- missible . The ...
... turn from slavery to anarchy to equity to hierarchy . But the end result ( until the next change occurs , of course ) is not unalloyed hierarchy . Experience has led to an interpenetration of regimes . Slavery is imper- missible . The ...
Page 38
... turn becomes a serpent . God then instructs Moses to place a hand on his midriff , which turns leprous until Moses withdraws it . The third and final concession - turn- ing water into blood - is more than just a sign for Moses or the ...
... turn becomes a serpent . God then instructs Moses to place a hand on his midriff , which turns leprous until Moses withdraws it . The third and final concession - turn- ing water into blood - is more than just a sign for Moses or the ...
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... turn a shepherd's staff into a serpent , but God's power transcends that hocus - pocus . The rod , then , carries a conditional clause ; though it can work won- ders , it must only be wielded in faith . Like the tree of life from which ...
... turn a shepherd's staff into a serpent , but God's power transcends that hocus - pocus . The rod , then , carries a conditional clause ; though it can work won- ders , it must only be wielded in faith . Like the tree of life from which ...
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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