The word disciple comes from the Latin word 'discipulus' meaning pupil or learner.

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Year 10 Coursework-Discipleship

The word disciple comes from the Latin word 'discipulus' meaning pupil or learner. The dictionary defines the term 'disciple' to be a person who accepts the teachings and follows the examples of another. A disciple is someone who believes in and helps spread the teachings of another. It is someone who learns from a leader and someone who wants to live life according to the wishes and commands of the teacher.

The disciples of Jesus were:

James, son of Zebedee

John, brother of James

Philip

Bartholomew

Thomas who didn't believe Jesus had risen from the dead.

James, son of Alphaes

Simon

Thaddeus

and Judas Iscariot who later betrayed Jesus for money.

The disciples were expected to give up everything they had to be real followers of Jesus as Mark tells us in his gospel:

As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee he saw two fishermen, Simon and his brother Andrew, catching fish with a net. Jesus said to them 'Come with me and I will teach you to catch men.' At once they left their nets and went with him. He