"This is a sophisticated and well-written interdisciplinary work, all the more unusual because it is the result of close collaboration between specialists in Biblical Studies and Art History. I do not know of any other volume quite like it. Its aim is to interpret selected works of art from the Italian Renaissance that depict scenes from the Lukan infancy narrative as expositions of these scenes in and for the artists'¬"historical context. The result is fascinating'¬ ;informed readings of both Luke and the four selected paintings. Biblical interpretation and art history are fully integrated, reflecting not just parallel work but dialogue about the relationship between the biblical text and the works of art under consideration. This book will be welcomed, used, and applauded by biblical scholars, art historians, students in both fields,and a wide audience of interested general readers."--R. Alan Culpepper, McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University.