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What Is Wheat?

Wheat is a kind of grain and is considered one of the top three most important and abundant crops in the world. For nearly 10,000 years people have planted and harvested wheat, and made it into one of the main staples of their diet. Historians believe wheat was first grown in the Fertile Crescent,...

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

The 50 Most Influential Christians of All Time

Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...