Sentence examples for execution of an apostle from inspiring English sources

The first text to suggest that Nero ordered the execution of an apostle is the apocryphal Ascension of Isaiah, a Christian writing from the 2nd century.

Arrests, questioning, trials, punishment, even execution were simply part of an apostle's lot.

I'M not much of an apostle for the wireless cause.

"He has the face of an apostle, all bones and hollows above his dark beard.

"Let each one of us be an apostle, be engaged and active".

He became an apostle of acquiescence, of what he called "the refusal to be great".

"I mean, there's the leader of the largest Muslim organization, and he's an apostle of tolerance.

"He saw himself as an exemplar, even an apostle, of a family tradition of healthcare".

He was an apostle of liberty and a champion of authority, but abhorred any abuse of power.

He was an apostle of efficient design, reviling cellars as hellholes of dampness and attics as reservoirs of junk.

Berlusconi poses as an apostle of the free market.