messiah
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This essay is adapted from his new book, “Korean Messiah: Kim Il Sung and the Christian Roots of North Korea’s Personality Cult,” to be published by Knopf on April 14.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Nundu carried a framed photo of Baba Simeo Melchior -- the so-called "Black Messiah" -- who eyes the camera with his hands clasped and a large medallion around his neck.
From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025
Content creator Bethel Getahun won over insurance agent Messiah Hailemeskel in Latey: Looking for Love - a reality TV show that ignited debates about dating norms in the conservative East African country.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2025
Lumon casts Mark as its Messiah, and his work is “mysterious and important,” worthy of a massive and alarming painting in the elevator lobby on the severed floor.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2025
The sources agree that Mary and Joseph fled the wrath of King Herod, since Herod had heard a prophecy about a newborn Messiah.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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