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Definition of Apostle of the gentiles
1. Noun. (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle. "Paul's name was Saul prior to his conversion to Christianity"
Category relationships: New Testament
Generic synonyms: Apostelic Father, Apostle, Missionary, Missioner, Saint
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apostle Of The Gentiles
Literary usage of Apostle of the gentiles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of President Edwards ...: With a Memoir of His Life by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"Paul being the apostle of the Gentiles to save them from their heathenism, ...
Because, as the apostle of the Gentiles, he appears as their healer and ..."
2. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"... brings the apostle of the Gentiles to exercise his office in most part of the
earth is, so to speak, represented by the world's metro|x>l The extension ..."
3. The Works of President Edwards: With a Memoir of His Life by Jonathan Edwards, Sereno Edwards Dwight (1829)
"Paul being the apostle of the Gentiles to save them from their ... Because, as
the apostle of the Gentiles, he appears as their healer and deliverer from ..."
4. The Works of John Locke by John Locke (1823)
"14 apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify' mine office: If, by any means, I may
provoke to ... 13 ' St. Paul magnified his office of apostle of the Gentiles, ..."
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