Introduction / Heidi J. Hornik, Ian Boxall, Bobbi Dykema -- Unsettling the gaze : Bathsheba beyond verse and image / Yohana A. Junker -- I am come into my garden : the canticle of Canticles and Florilegium of Philips Galle and Adriaen Collaert / James Clifton -- I sought him whom my soul loves : symbol, ornament, and visual exegesis of Song of Songs in the Saint John's Bible / Jonathan Homrighausen -- Touch me, don't touch me- Peter, Jesus, and Mary : painted by Scarsellino and portrayed by Cornelius à Lapide / Heidi J. Hornik -- The vacant girl : Bernardino Luini's Salome / Ela Nuțu -- Picturing the parable of the sower / Christine E. Joynes -- The belated return of the 'Son' : Thomas Hart Benton's Prodigal Son / David B. Gowler -- Visualizing the beloved disciple in the art of the reclining banquet / Jeff Jay -- A seat at the table : Grant Wood's Dinner for threshers / Meredith Munson -- Seeing Christ's angel : visual exegesis of Revelation 10 / Ian Boxall.

A richly illustrated collection of essays on visual biblical interpretation. For centuries Christians have engaged their sacred texts as much through the visual as through the written word. Yet until recent decades, the academic disciplines of biblical studies and art history largely worked independently. This volume bridges that gap with the interdisciplinary work of biblical scholars and art historians. Focusing on the visualization of biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments, essays illustrate the potential of such collaboration for a deeper understanding of the Bible and its visual reception.