The Tabernacle is a symbol of Israel’s relationship with God in the Old Testament—through the nation’s time in the wilderness, God’s presence could be found within the carefully constructed structure. Peter Currie’s The Tent in the Desert walks modern readers through a comprehensive understanding of the Tabernacle, putting in simple terms the significance of its detailed construction and its centrality to ancient Jewish life. Through conversation with the gospels, classic hymns, a...

Ephesians 5:19 exhorts Christians to speak to one another “in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.” Ten Great Hymn Writers and Their Hymns introduces readers to the great wealth of hymns and spiritual songs we have inherited from past generations, focusing on the stories of seven men and three women—including a child prodigy, a believer who converted after a wild and reckless youth, and one who was blind from childhood—but the main focus is on their hymns, which should continue t...

Zebrafish are widely considered an excellent model system for vertebrate development. The embryo is transparent, thereby enabling visualization and use of labelling and transgenic approaches. Moreover, because of the ease of inducing new mutations in zebrafish and similarity with the human genome, this organism may be used effectively for disease studies. For example, mutant zebrafish are being utilized for testing drugs that will combat a range of human diseases, from Alzheimer's and canc...