Christian naturists view the story of the Garden of Eden as a model for
their beliefs.[12] When Adam and Eve were created and placed in the garden as a
couple by God, they were both naked and "felt no shame". (Genesis
2:25) They see Adam and Eve being in the blameless state that God had intended
them to be. God knew that they were naked, as this was how He had created them.
Prophet Isaiah preached naked.
Imagine someone claiming to speak for God today, but doing it naked. How would that be received?
Kind David, man after God's own heart, danced naked in-front of all the people.
In Roman times rich and poor people bathed daily often in the mixed-sex pools of public bath houses.
If a Roman bath house was too far, rivers or lakes were the next best place to bath.
Bathing suits were not invented yet. It was common to swim and bath the way God created them.
Any observation of ancient art or sculpture helps recognise that ancient cultures did not have the same concerns about nudity that many today have.
Often when the Bible talks about nudity, it is often in the context of poverty. People that were poor often didn't have adequate clothing.
Good quality clothing to cover everything up would have been harder to get for most people.
Considering observing nudity in daily life was likely more common than it is today, it is interesting that no Biblical laws were created telling people not to look at other naked people.
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