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

This idea was popularized by Lance Wallnau, a Pentecostal Christian businessman, regarded as a prophet, an apostle, and a teacher.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2024

And when Cunningham writes like himself, and not like an apostle, he is one of love’s greatest witnesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2023

The young, even those who felt that the African-American apostle of nonviolence was an anachronism, reacted with anger.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson