Clothing and Nudity in the Hebrew Bible

Christoph Berner is Professor of Old Testament at Christian-Albrechts- Universität, Kiel, Germany.Manuel Schäfer is Assistant Lecturer in Old Testament at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.Martin Schott is Assistant Lecturer in Old Testament at Friedrich- Alexander-Universität, Erlangen- Nuremberg, Germany.Sarah Schulz is Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen-Nuremberg, GermanyMartina Weingärtner is Lecturer at the Institute of Protestant Theology at the University of Augsburg, Germany.

• List of FiguresList of ContributorsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsPart 1 Addressing and Contextualizing Clothing and Nudity in Ancient Israel1.1 Methodological Perspectives1 Between Regulation, Identification, and Representation: Clothing and Nudity from the Perspective of the Study of Religion Anna-Katharina Höpflinger2 Clothing and Nudity in the Ancient Near East from the Perspective of Gender Studies Agnès Garcia-Ventura3 Clothing and Nudity from the Perspective of Anthropological Studies Lars Allolio-Näcke1.2 The Ancient Near Eastern Context4 Textile Production in the Iron Age Ancient Near East Na?um Ben-Yehuda5 Clothing and Nudity in the Ancient Near East: Archaeological and Iconographic Aspects Allison Thomason6 Concepts and Contexts of Female and Male Nudity in the Iconography of the Southern Levant Katharina Pyschny7 Stripped Bare: Communicating Rank and Status in Old Kingdom Egypt Dina Serova1.3 Hebrew Bible8 Fabrication, Functions, and Uses of Textiles in the Hebrew Bible Wolfgang Zwickel9 Nudity and Clothing in the Lexicon of the Hebrew Bible Holger Gzella10 Nudity and Clothing in the Hebrew Bible: Th eological and Anthropological Aspects Jürgen van OorschotPart 2 Thematic Studies2.1 The Divine11 The Clothing of Cult Statues and Biblical Polemics against Iconic Worship Sonja Ammann12 The Garments of God: Iconographic Case Studies from Isaiah 6:1; 59:17;and 63:1-6 Joel M. LeMon and Richard A. Purcell13 Robed in Majesty: Clothing as a Metaphor for the Classical Hebrew Semantic Domain of ???? Marilyn E. Burton2.2 Customs and Ethics14 Tearing One’s Clothes and Rites of Mourning Melanie Köhlmoos15 Barefoot before God: Shoes and Sacred Space in the Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East Joachim J. Krause16 “You Shall Not Wear Clothes Made of Wool and Linen Woven Together” (Deut. 22:11): Clothing in Biblical Law Eckart Otto17 “When You See the Naked, Cover Th em!” (Isa. 58:7): The Clothing of the Poor as an Act of Righteousness Rainer Kessler18 Clothing and Nudity in Second Temple Literature Jessi OrpanaPart 3 Textual Studies3.1 Pentateuch19 Clothing and Nudity in the Paradise Story (Gen. 2–3) Friedhelm Hartenstein20 Clothing and Nudity in the Noah Story (Gen. 9:18-29) Michaela Bauks21 Th e Garment Motif in Gen. 37–39 Franziska Ede22 Th e Symbolism of Vestimentary Acts in Gen. 27, Gen. 38, and 1 Sam. 17 Martina Weingärtner23 “Mind the Step!” (Exod. 20:26), or, Even Better: “Wear Breeches!” (Exod. 28:42-43). The Issue of (Un-)Covering One’s “Shame” in Cultic Legislation Christoph Berner24 The Priestly Vestments Nathan MacDonald25 Veiling Moses’ Shining Face (Exod. 34:29-35) Wolfgang Oswald3.2 Prophets26 The Dancing David: Nudity and Cult in 2 Sam. 6 Sarah Schulz27 Elijah’s Hairy Robe and the Clothes of the Prophets Martin Schott28 Nudity and Captivity in Isa. 20 in Light of Iconographic Evidence Andrea Beyer29 Clothing, Nudity, and Shame in the Book of Ezekiel and Prophetic Oracles of Judgment Anja Klein30 Clean Garments for Joshua: Th e Purifi cation of the High Priest in Zech. 3 Martin Hallaschka3.3 Wisdom Literature31 Women’s Dress Codes in the Book of Proverbs Stefan Fischer32 Clothing and Nudity in the Song of Songs Meik GerhardsIndex of SubjectsIndex of Biblical and Early Jewish Sources

An interdisciplinary tour-de-force. This book covers (literally) so many different aspects of dress and nudity it may cause a problem concerning where to begin. It ranges from anthropological and archaeological to linguistic, political and religious studies, written by prominent scholars in their respective fields. Well worth having in any serious library.