The Jewscalled thepeople of the Book, but they arealso calledthe people ofthe body, andin the most importantJewishbooksfor centuriesbeen activelydiscussed variousissues related to thebody, how canitbe, and howto modify, how totake care of thebody, howto reproduce it, howto meet theimmediate needsorganismas athank andpraise Godfor the manyphysicalorigin andhow to dealwith the bodywhenthese itemswill cease.The Hebrew Biblecontains a number ofstatutesrelating to thebody, and thetwenty centuriesofrabbinicinterpretationsrepeatedlymultiplied thesetof such laws.During this time,the Jewishbody,especiallythe formerstrong andwarlike,andsignificantlyweakenedodryablo, but thencame a time whenit isregained, andthe strength andmilitancy.Andthis transformationof the bodywasimportantimplications forthe fateof the Jewish people.