manna from heaven combines truths from classical bible stories with delicious, healthy, low-fat recipes inspired by those stories. many of the recipes have been developed over a period of twenty years. following the chronological order of the bible, foods from the fifty-two recipes (one for every week in the year) include such imaginative and delightful palate-pleasers as garden of eden salad with paradise dressing, spicy lentil soup similar to that for which esau sold his birthright, king david's beef stew (fit for a king), hearts of palm salad to celebrate palm sunday, a scrumptious chocolate cherry torte to celebrate jesus choosing his twelve apostles, and even a modern interpretation of manna itself. although inspired by ancient stories, these foods are up-to-the-minute in nutrition and health, and a tabulation of calories, fat, and sodium for each is included. drawn from many countries, these foods help to illustrate the timeless teachings of god's word.