The adoration of the shepherds by Francesco Denanto. Photo: Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
There were shepherds
Elaine Miles reflects on the biblical story of the birth of Christ
by Elaine Miles
16th January 2015
The account that we get in Luke 2: 8-20 is the Jewish version of a magical birth story – no magi or Arabian spices, but shepherds on the hills around Bethlehem.
