Disciple (Christianity)

The term disciple (of althochdt. Jungiro " apprentice " from young) means someone who joins a religious personality formative time of their ministry and teaching.

Generally

The leading figure is usually a religious founder or renovator (Buddha, Confucius, Lao Tzu, Mani, Zoroaster, Jesus Christ, Mohammed, Nanak Dev, or other ), not all religious enthusiasts disciples gathered around.

A disciple is a member ( follower ) of a jointly following group of disciples. The disciples in the inner circle form a special elite with a particular claim and a prominent authority in the religious community to the leading figure and their teachings and work.

A disciple is more than a student. If there can be outspoken teacher-student ratios in religious references, the relationship of the disciple to the master goes so far beyond that, as the disciples prior to the acquisition of knowledge and skills, for example, the experience of community, personal ties and trust enjoys.

After the death of the founder of the religion, the disciples continue to act as its representative ( " eyewitnesses " ) and administrators of the religious teachings of the leading figure. You can thus form as a community of the witnesses and administrators to death the prerequisite to the emergence of new sects within a religion or outside to a new religion. All members of the religious community to the leading figure and their teachings and ministry that are not disciples are called followers. After the death of the figurehead and their disciples therefore, there is only religious followers.

Christianity

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As disciples of the New Testament refers to those people who follow Jesus ( Acts 11:26 KJV ). The term translates the Greek word mathêtai, which literally means apprentices or students (this term is sometimes used instead of disciples, for example in the book entitled Jesus and his disciples ).

In addition to the first disciples, who Jesus called out from among the Jews, take the Gospels regarding other disciples; their number is 70 or 72 numbered ( Luke 10:1 KJV ). Other points lead to the conclusion to a larger number to (eg Acts 6:7 KJV and Jn 6.66 EU). In contrast to the Apostle list includes the number of his disciples not only men; to the disciples of Jesus include Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Susanna Chusa (Luke 8:2-3 KJV ), and Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus, and Lydia (Acts 16:14 KJV ) is, inter alia, explicitly referred to as a disciple in the Bible Tabitha (Acts 9.36 EU).

Islam

In Islam, the disciples of Jesus (Arabic الحواريون, DMG Al- Ḥawārīyūn ) are regarded as those people who believed in him, followed him and believed in the Oneness of Allah. So in the Quran:

- And when I inspired the disciples: "Believe in Me and in My messenger! " They said: "We believe Bear witness that we submit to you. " ( 5:111, boys home )

And in Surah 61 verse 14:

- O you who believe, be helpers of Allah as ' Isa, son of Mary, said to his disciples: "Who will be my helpers to (the work of) Allah (there )? " The disciples said: "We are Allah's helpers. " So thought a portion of the Children Isra'ils, while a (another ) part was incredulous. Because We strengthened those who believed against their enemies, and so they got the upper hand ( boys home )