APOSTLES. The word apostle is known mainly from the Christian religion as a title of a religious leader, especially in early Christianity. The origin of the word, the concept for which it stands, and its specific expressions in various religious...

The Twelve Apostles (Ἀπόστολος, apostolos, "someone sent out", e.g. with a message or as a delegate) were, according to the Synoptic Gospels and Christian tradition, disciples (followers) whom Jesus of Nazareth had chosen, named, and trained...

NEWPORT, R.I. -- It was deja vu all over again. Happy days are here again. Let's twist again like we did last summer. Auld lang syne . . . Pick your nostalgic cliche. Yesterday on Rhode Island Sound it was lump-in-the-throat time for...

ANDREA LORENZO MOLINARI, The Acts of Peter and the Twelve Apostles (NHC 6.1): Allegory, Ascent, and Ministry in the Wake of the Decian Persecution (SBLDS 174; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2000). Pp. xxv + 264. $45. This dissertation, written in 1996 under...

Timeline of the life of Gordon B. Hinckley, the 15th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City:June 23, 1910 — Hinckley born to Bryant S. and Ada Bitner Hinckley in Salt Lake City.April 28, 1919 — Baptized at...

The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints named a new high-ranking church official at the 177th gathering of faithful Mormons on Saturday.President Gordon B. Hinckley appointed Elder Henry B. Eyring as the second counselor in the church's First Presidency. Eyring replaces...

Describes the 12 disciples of Jesus, where each man came from and what his purpose was. Explores how the 12 followers that Jesus chose for his ministry were not a group of exceptional education, birthright or religious or social standings.