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Essay Archive - The Lust For Power: How Politics and Personal Relations Become One
The Lust For Power: How Politics and Personal Relations Become One
The stories of the Bible reveal a pattern of “ups and downs” for the
nation of Israel. A period of prosperity, faithfulness and fearing God would
almost always be followed by a period of destitution, lawlessness and idolatry.
This recurring cycle can be linked to political authority, and the level of
separation of political authority from other influences. The successful
struggle for liberation under the leadership of Moses and the glorious conquest
of Canaan und....
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