The Illustrated History of the New Testament

The shepherds find Mary, Joseph, and the infant Jesus placed in a manger. Luke 2. original Latin: "Pastores inueniunt Mariam, Ioseph & infantem Iesum positum in præsepio. Lucæ 2."

A woodcut illustration depicts the Adoration of the Shepherds. In the center, two shepherds kneel in prayer before the infant Jesus. The child lies in a manger. Mary kneels to the right of the manger, also in prayer. Behind them, an ox and an ass look on. In the background to the right, Joseph appears as an older bearded man entering through an arched doorway. He holds a lantern and a staff. In the upper left background, a small figure of a shepherd with sheep is visible near a tree. In the foreground, an overturned vessel lies on the floor.

The shepherds visited Mary and Joseph and found the child Jesus in the manger. Luke 2. original German: "Die hirten besuchten Mariam vnd Joseph / funden das kindt Jhesum in der kripffen. Luc. 2."

Pastores (Shepherds: the group of laborers who were the first to receive the news of Christ's birth), Mariam (Mary), Ioseph (Joseph), Iesum (Jesus), Præsepio (Manger: a trough used to hold food for animals), Nativity (The birth of Jesus), Luke 2 (The second chapter of the Gospel of Luke), Hirten (Shepherds), Kripffen (Manger)