{"product_id":"divine-masculinity-in-the-book-barbara-thiede-9780567709585","title":"Divine Masculinity in the Book of Samuel: How Yhwh Models the Man","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Thiede presents an exploration of Yhwh as a complex character who models biblical masculinity by forming intimate relationships with his people Israel in the service of establishing his power and authority.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDivine Masculinity in the Books of Samuel \u003c\/i\u003ereveals that the Israelite deity's relationships with Israel, the prophet Samuel, King Saul, and King David feature a wide-ranging emotional palette. Yhwh's intense bonds with his men produce shifting and unstable male alliances and networks, which are homoerotic and often triangular. As Israel's über-man, his character demonstrates that biblical masculinity is assertive, forceful, jealous, vulnerable, and controlling. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThiede illustrates how emotion is made to serve divine agenda and divine might is established and maintained through emotions and emotional display in the Books of Samuel. Yhwh is womanless, but the men he chooses to serve him may be brought to the height of ecstasy, emotionally abused, and sexually humiliated. The book demonstrates that Yhwh's emotional and sexual life revolves around his relationships with other male characters, exposing the uncompromising hegemonic masculinity that undergirds the biblical world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Thiede\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0567709582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780567709585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e T\u0026amp;T Clark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.00d","brand":"Barbara Thiede","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48998580191487,"sku":"9780567709585","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divine-masculinity-in-the-book-barbara-thiede-9780567709585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}