HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
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Close followers of Jesus Christ
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12 people who opposed the followers of Jesus
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6 people who opposed the followers of Christ
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apostles
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Christianity, disciple is a dedicated follower of Jesus. This term is found in the New Testament only in the Gospels and Acts. In the ancient world, a disciple is a follower or adherent of a teacher. Discipleship is not the same as being a student in the modern sense.
Detailed explanation-2: -On December 27, we celebrate the Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist – the “disciple Jesus loved” (John 13:23). As the author of a Gospel account, three epistles, and the book of Revelation, John was not only a close friend of Jesus during his time, but a spiritual teacher for the ages.
Detailed explanation-3: -The noun disciple comes from the Latin word discipulus, which means “student, learner, or follower.” One of the earliest places disciple showed up was in the Bible, where it means “a follower of Jesus, ‘’ sometimes specifically one of the twelve Apostles.
Detailed explanation-4: -Some were called Ebionites, some are called Nazarian, and some are called Hebrews. There were differences among these groups, but what unified them was a commitment to the ongoing importance of the practice of Judaism for the believers of Jesus.