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

Noted theoretical physicist Richard Feynman, for one, was an apostle for it.

From Salon • May 20, 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

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

More realistically, he pictured a kind of assistant to the man-god, say a half step up from an apostle.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen