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Apostle

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An apostle is a messenger and ambassador.

Apostle and apostles can refer to:

In religion:
  • The Twelve Apostles, 12 of Jesus' disciples chosen by him and given "the Great Commission"
  • The Seventy Disciples, referred to as Seventy Apostles by the Orthodox Church
  • Apostle (Latter Day Saints), a position within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement
  • Chief Apostle, highest minister in the New Apostolic Church
  • Rasul, Islamic prophet or messenger, sometimes translated "apostle" (Muhammad is known as Rasūlullāh, "Apostle of God")
In art and entertainment: Elsewhere:
  • Cambridge Apostles, a secret society at the University of Cambridge
  • Apostle Plant, the Neomarica genus of plants, which closely resemble irises
  • The Squad (IRA unit) also known as the Twelve Apostles, an Irish Republican Army unit founded by Michael Collins

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Christianity

Foundations
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Church Theology
New Covenant Supersessionism
Dispensationalism
Apostles Kingdom Gospel
History of Christianity Timeline
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Christianity

Foundations
Jesus Christ
Church Theology
New Covenant Supersessionism
Dispensationalism
Apostles Kingdom Gospel
History of Christianity Timeline
Bible
Old Testament New Testament
Books Canon Apocrypha
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In Mormonism, an Apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others."[1] In many Latter Day Saint denominations, an Apostle is also a priesthood office of high authority within the church hierarchy.
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The Chief Apostle is the highest minister in the New Apostolic Church, and has existed since 1896.

History

The term "Chief Apostle" was introduced by minister Friedrich Krebs and can be compared to the one Apostle Peter had 2,000 years ago amongst the original Apostles (He
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In Islam, a rasul ( رسول) (Arabic: "messenger," plural rusul) is a prophet sent by God ("Allah" in Arabic) with a revelation. According to the Qur'an, God has sent many prophets (anbiyaa, sing. nabi) to mankind.
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The Apostle is an acclaimed 1997 movie, written and directed by Robert Duvall, who stars in the title role.
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The Apostles, op. 49, is an oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra composed by Edward Elgar. It was first performed on October 14, 1903.

Overview

Elgar had experienced international success with the Enigma Variations and The Dream of Gerontius
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El Apóstol (The Apostle) is a 1917 Argentine animated film and is believed to be the first animated feature film. It was written and directed by Quirino Cristiani, and consisted of a total of 58,000 frames played over the course of 70 minutes (which
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The Apostles are an experimental punk rock band who developed within the confines of the 1980s Anarcho Punk scene in the UK, but did not necessarily adhere to the aesthetics of that movement.
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Apostle of Hustle is a Canadian indie rock group, formed in 2001 by Andrew Whiteman.

History

The band is more or less the brainchild of Andrew Whiteman, who has been in such groups as Bourbon Tabernacle Choir and Que Vida.
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New York-based production company specializing in television production. Company created by stand-up comedian and actor Denis Leary and his business partner Jim Serpico. Apostle created the hit TV series Rescue Me (TV series) about a post-9/11 FDNY crew and the drama in their personal
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12 Apostles is an independent record label based in London, England and Brooklyn, USA.

Founded in 2000 the label was created as an antidote to the increasingly corporate approach of independent dance music record labels around the world and is inspired by British dance
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Cambridge Apostles, also known as the Cambridge Conversazione Society, are an elite intellectual secret society at Cambridge University founded in 1820 by George Tomlinson, a Cambridge student who went on to become the Bishop of Gibraltar.
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Neomarica
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Neomarica (Walking Iris or Apostle Plant) is a genus of 16 species of plants in family Iridaceae, native to tropical regions of western Africa, and Central and South America, with the
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The Squad also known as the Twelve Apostles, were an Irish Republican Army unit founded by Michael Collins to counter the British intelligence efforts during the Irish War of Independence, principally by means of assassination.
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Apostolic may refer to:
  • The Twelve Apostles of Jesus, or something related to them
  • Apostolic Succession, the doctrine connecting the Church to the original Twelve Apostles
  • The Apostolic Fathers, the earliest generation of Christian writers

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A disciple is a follower and learner of a mentor or other wise figure. It can refer to:

In religion:
  • Disciple (Christianity), the followers of Jesus Christ

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Said I couldn't charge freight, that the Apostle was under a yacht license, that I was going around by Savo and the upper end of Guadalcanar.
I had hoped to find in you -- as being a man of sense and an accomplished mathematician -- a fit apostle for the Gospel of the Three Dimensions, which I am allowed to preach once only in a thousand years: but now I know not how to convince you.
So earnestly did he labor for their conversion that he has always been called the apostle to the Indians.
 
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