Friends with God?: Moses and the Possibility of Covenantal Friendship

Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology 58 (2):117-129 (2004)
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The friendship shared by Moses and God offers a more appropriate model of faithfulness than Israel's prescribed obedience. The intimacy of their relationship offers an alternative model for the church's relationship to God, a countercultural “covenantal friendship.”

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