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
In another painting, a masked Indigenous warrior presented himself to an incredulous saint who poked a finger into his side, much like the biblical scene of the apostle Thomas with Christ after his resurrection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024
He stood as still and meditative as a Greek Orthodox apostle.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
Antoni Gaudí’s Basilica Sagrada Família contains familiar components of that style: a Latin Cross layout, Gothic arches, cloisters, representations of saints and apostles, rose windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
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
The high-relief altar front of gilded copper figures with enameled halos, 7 feet wide and nearly 3 feet tall, powerfully articulates the apostles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2024
Celia stops walking as she reaches the open square, halting next to the towering astronomical clock where carved apostles are making their scheduled hourly appearance despite the weather.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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