tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143395511928869444.post3449187991883988008..comments2024-01-02T13:37:26.563-06:00Comments on גֵּר־וְתוֹשָׁב: Biblical Leadership according to Josephusd. millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844676267073730959noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143395511928869444.post-50868546975088963232018-07-19T07:04:32.235-06:002018-07-19T07:04:32.235-06:00On the commonplace, here is Cicero, Laws 3.2.5: &q...On the commonplace, here is Cicero, <i>Laws</i> 3.2.5: "For the man who rules efficiently must have obeyed others in the past, and the man who obeys dutifully appears fit at some later time to be a ruler." (LCL)d. millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844676267073730959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143395511928869444.post-65838955914891019172018-07-16T08:59:49.245-06:002018-07-16T08:59:49.245-06:00Thanks for your comment, Zachariah! For all I know...Thanks for your comment, Zachariah! For all I know, the idea was a Greek commonplace, but in his commentary on <i>Antiquities 1-4</i> Louis Feldman notes only that the statement is "Josephus' editorial comment."d. millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16844676267073730959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7143395511928869444.post-67996867000684736722018-07-16T08:12:51.475-06:002018-07-16T08:12:51.475-06:00In the world of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, th...In the world of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, the first lesson in leadership we give to junior cadets is "A good leader is first of all a good follower". We train them to follow direction before we can teach them to give direction. <br />Certainly not a new idea if Josephus was talking about it! Rather, a timeless truth of leadership.zakenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311633951176564477noreply@blogger.com