Uncovering the naked: the economic dimension of nakedness in the Hebrew Bible and the innovations of Isaiah 58

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Uncovering the naked: the economic dimension of nakedness in the Hebrew Bible and the innovations of Isaiah 58

This study challenges the consensus that to "feed the hungry and clothe the naked" (Isa 58:7; Ezek 18:7, 16) represents a charitable ideal for the righteous. Through an interdisciplinary examination of the language of "nakedness" in the Hebrew Bible, it argues that the economic d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Holt, Sarah G.
Format:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:	English
Published:	2024
Subjects:	Hebrew Bible; Old Testament; naked; nude; language; semantics; philology; meaning
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/77004/

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