On the cover: “And, lo, the star, which [the Wise Men] saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was” (Matt. 2:9). This and other wood engravings by French artist Gustave Doré (1832–1883) depict scenes from the life of the Savior in “Christ: His Birth and Ministry.” (See page 16.)
Back cover: The back cover features Doré’s engraving of the Nativity, along with Christmas greetings in the languages of our readers throughout the world.
Inside back cover: Sheep at Bethlehem. (Photograph by Richard Cleave; courtesy of Rohr Productions Limited.)