{"product_id":"holy-embrace-mario-brelich-9781568970028","title":"Holy Embrace","description":"This imaginative reworking of the story of Abraham and Sarah combines myth, rabbinic lore, storytelling, and psychological insight to create new and revealing interpretations of ancient texts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Embrace, \u003c\/i\u003eAbraham repudiates the idols worshipped by his ancestors and accepts God when the Lord selects him as the ambivalent patriarch of His chosen people. But the greatest impediment to God's designs is Abraham's infatuation with his wife, \"the most beautiful woman in the world,\" who is also narcissistic and frigid. How the miracle of their holy embrace is finally accomplished, and how their son Isaac is conceived in accordance with God's command, forms the substance of this profound and witty book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mario Brelich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1568970021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781568970028\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marlboro Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.83h x 5.84w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/1994 pg. 577\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/10\/1994 pg. 63\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/1994 pg. 1218","brand":"Mario Brelich","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485620154623,"sku":"9781568970028","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abea6fb5-f75f-420d-9a5c-1ef5d703b70a.jpg?v=1778050432","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/holy-embrace-mario-brelich-9781568970028","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}