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

Apostle Joseph Mattera, who until recently was convening apostle of the U.S.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023

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

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