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
Huntley auditioned for the Bowl’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” 2025 production, this time as Simon Zealotes, the fiery apostle with one of the show’s most rousing anthems.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 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
Nicolas made fun of his social concerns, arguing that only a fool with the calling of an apostle would go out into the world seeking misery and ugliness with the stump of a candle.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards
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