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The title reads like a factoid produced by an LLM.

A lecture series by The Teaching Company called "The New Testament" taught by Bart Ehrman is an enjoyable academic introduction to the history of Early Christianity.

I also recommend another lecture series called "From Jesus to Christianity" by The Modern Scholar taught by Thomas F. Madden.

My grandfather who was raised on a dairy farm in what is now Bellevue, WA, once said to me in reference to the hills east of Lake Sammamish where Army truck drivers trained during WWII: “the best driver is the American Negro.”

more like "fiending" than "hungry".

Time consuming, yes. More expensive, no. People with long term perspective are willing to take the time to provide healthful meals for themselves.