{"product_id":"gods-gym-stephen-moore-9780415917568","title":"God's Gym: Divine Male Bodies of the Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this strikingly original work, Stephen Moore considers God's male bodies--the body of Yahweh in the Hebrew Bible, and the Father of Jesus Christ, and Jesus himself in the New Testament--and our obsessive earthly quest for a perfect human form. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod's Gym\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is about divinity, physical pain, and the visions of male perfectability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Weaving together his obsession with human anatomy and dissection, an interest in the technologies of torture, the cult of physical culture, and an expert knowledge of biblical criticism, Moore explains the male narcissism at the heart of the biblical God. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod's Gym\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is an intensely personal book, brimming with our culture's phobias and fascinations about male perfectability.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415917565\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415917568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.09w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/1996 pg. 85","brand":"Stephen Moore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136121647359,"sku":"9780415917568","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ceb34cd7-913e-4e0e-bce9-48487ef5a386.jpg?v=1770160653","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-gym-stephen-moore-9780415917568","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}