apostle
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In the New Testament, the apostle Paul transformed Jewish tradition by moving God’s image from the physical body to the spiritual soul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Dutch Sheets, an influential self-described prophet and apostle, said in his daily worship broadcast last week that he realized that God had a plan.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2024
Wagner became convinced that he was an apostle.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2024
While church President Russell M. Nelson, 99, told Mr. Holland earlier this year that the apostle would rededicate the temple, the longtime LDS leader nearly didn’t make it.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2023
As the apostle of building the biggest cyclotrons that technology and funding could produce, Ernest Lawrence was not shy about envisioning the new Berkeley cyclotron being funded by William Crocker’s donation on a grand scale.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Over time, he and his apostles took on various ideologies, dropping them for new ones as times changed and power beckoned.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Pope Francis had performed this ceremony, which re-enacts Jesus's gesture toward his apostles, among marginalised people, whether prisoners, migrants or the homeless.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
As a viewer marches down the nave toward the high altar, the apostles also come into view, on a trompe l’oeil ledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Drummond, a banker and MP for West Surrey, helped to build up the church which was founded with 12 apostles.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2025
“They have the gift of tongues, just like the apostles in Jesus’ time.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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