apostleship
Americannoun
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The idea that statements about Mary Magdalene and her "apostleship" contradict the rulings of John Paul II is discounted by many Catholic commentators.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2017
The calling of Peter and Andrew to the apostleship was sudden, and apparently unexpected.
From Theological Essays by Bradlaugh, Charles
It is a far cry indeed from this to apostleship and personal intimacy with Jesus.
From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner
Now, here, in discoursing of his very claim to apostleship, he is silent on what in the Acts is so strongly put forth as his miraculous calling to that office.
From The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules by Lisle, Lionel
But the writer is no more conscious of contradicting Paul than is Luke in describing Paul's apostleship and gospel.
From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner
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