Disciple

A disciple is a follower and student of a mentor, teacher, or other wise figure. It can refer to:

Religion

• Disciple (Christianity), a follower of Jesus Christ
  • The Twelve Disciples, also referred to as "The Twelve Apostles"
  • The Seventy Disciples, early followers of Jesus
• Disciples of Jesus in Islam
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), a mainline Protestant denomination in North America
• Śishya, the disciple in the Guru-shishya tradition of Hinduism
• Śrāvaka (Sanskrit) or savaka (Pali), disciples in Buddhism and Jainism
• Disciples of `Abdu'l-Bahá, nineteen Western Bahá'ís
• Radical discipleship, a theological movement orientated towards the root truths of Christian discipleship

Books

• The Disciples, a 1993 spy thriller by Joe Andrew
• The Disciples (Demonata), a team of demon hunters in the Demonata series of fantasy novels by Darren Shan

Sports

• The Disciple, a ring name of professional wrestler Edward Leslie

Comic books

• The Disciple (Image Comics), a Spawn character

Music

• Disciple (band), a Christian metal band
  • Disciple (album), their sixth studio album released in 2005
• xDISCIPLEx A.D., a Christian hardcore punk band
• The Disciples (band), a London reggae band
• "Disciple", a song by Raven from their 1991 album Architect of Fear
• "Disciple", a song by Slayer on the album God Hates Us All
• "Disciple", a song by Nas on the album Street's Disciple

Strategy games

• Disciples: Sacred Lands, a turn-based PC strategy game published by Strategy First in 1999
• Disciples II: Dark Prophecy, its sequel released in 2002
• Disciples III: Renaissance, the third game in the series, released in 2010.

See also

• Apostle (disambiguation)
• Apprenticeship