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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) sometimes called Campbellites, a Protestant religious body founded early in the 19th cent. in the United States. Its primary thesis is that the Bible alone should form the basis for faith and conduct, each individual interpreting the Bible for himself or herse... Read more
Nathanael
Nathanael , in the New Testament, disciple mentioned only in St. John's Gospel and plausibly identified with St. Bartholomew . ... Read more
Demetrius
Demetrius in the New Testament. 1 Silversmith of Ephesus who stirred up a riot against Paul. 2 Disciple commended in Third John. ... Read more
Christians
Christians name taken by the followers of several evangelical preachers on the American frontier, notably James O'Kelley, Abner Jones, and Barton W. Stone , all of whom were antisectarian. Some congregations joined the Disciples of Christ (see Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) , a body with ... Read more
Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ conservative body of evangelical Protestants in the United States. Its founders were originally members of what is now the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) who gradually withdrew from that body following the Civil War. They objected to the use of musical instruments in th... Read more
Last Supper
Last Supper in the New Testament, meal taken by Jesus and his disciples on the eve of the passion. Jesus broke bread and passed a cup of wine among the disciples, identifying himself with the bread and the wine and linking the meal to his impending death on the cross. The meal was an anticipation b... Read more
Vedanta Societies
Vedanta Societies first and most influential Hindu organization in the West, founded by Swami Vivekananda (1863-1902), a disciple of Indian mystic Ramakrishna (1836-86). Vivekananda attended an international religious conference in Chicago (1893), and later established the Vedanta Society of New Yo... Read more
James Nayler
James Nayler 1617?-1660, English Quaker leader. He served in the parliamentary army during the English civil war. In 1651 he became a Quaker and a disciple of George Fox, but gradually gathered a band of followers about himself. In 1656 he rode into Bristol, his followers crying "Holy, holy, holy... Read more
Bethsaida
Bethsaida [Heb.,=house of the fisher], in the Gospels, birthplace of Jesus' disciples Peter, Andrew, and Philip. Herod Philip (4 BC-AD 33) is said to have renamed it Julias after the daughter of Augustus, who died in 2 BC Some identify Bethsaida with the Julias just E of the Jordan and N of the Sea... Read more
Capernaum
Capernaum or Capharnaum , town, NE ancient Palestine, on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee; in the Gospels, it is closely associated with Jesus' ministry, and was the home of several of Jesus' disciples. A synagogue of the 3d cent. has been excavated on the site (Kefar Nahum) and part... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Disciples"

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) sometimes called Campbellites...other two branches united with the "Disciples" led by Campbell. The remainder...Congregationalism ). The merged "Disciples" and "Christians" developed strongly...
Disciples of Christ
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Disciples of Christ see Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) .
Hui-yüan
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Hui-yüan left with some disciples and about 380 set up his own monastery...seems to have had many more than 100 disciples at a time, his reputation spread throughout...philosophical texts in 391 and sending disciples to the West in search of new materials...
Jesus of Nazareth
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...peacemakers. Jesus attracted twelve disciples to follow him. They were mainly fishermen...headquarters from which Jesus and the disciples moved out into the countryside. Sometimes...righteous God. At times Jesus taught his disciples to pray: the words that he gave them...
Tao-an
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...of major importance. He inspired his disciples to seek the word of the Buddha in the...northern Honan). Tao-an soon led his own disciples in various monasteries in the North...yang (northern Hupei) with 400 or 500 disciples. Because the Pai-ma monastery was...
Alexander Campbell
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1763-1854, of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) . Of Scottish lineage, both...form congregations and call themselves Disciples of Christ. Many of the "Christians...Warren Stone , joined congregations of the Disciples; in 1832 the two leaders agreed to unite...
Reagan, Ronald
Encyclopedia entry from: Presidents: A Reference History ...and his older brother, Neil, in the Disciples of Christ Church despite their father...scholarship to Eureka College, a small Disciples of Christ school about a hundred miles...school girlfriend, the daughter of the Disciples of Christ minister in Dixon, would be...
Confucius
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...He was accompanied by several of his disciples (followers). They wandered throughout...occurred during these years. Not all of his disciples followed him on his travels. Several...Confucius died in 479 b.c.e. His disciples conducted his funeral and observed a...
Colton, Ann Ree (1898-1984)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...and the highest beings — Jesus, his disciples, and the archangels. At a slightly lower level...masters who worked on Earth through a set of cosmos disciples and telepathic disciples who resided in earthly bodies. Colton taught...
Gurdjieff, Georgei Ivanovitch (1872-1949)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...psychophysical culture in Russia. Early disciples included Dr. de Stjoernval, a Finnish...he visited the United States with his disciples, who gave astonishing demonstrations...behavior, usually explained away by his disciples as being designed deliberately to shock...

Dictionary entries related to "Disciples"

Disciples of Christ
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History DISCIPLES OF CHRIST DISCIPLES OF CHRIST. The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Churches of Christ both trace their origins to the Appalachian frontier revivals of 1795 through 1810. Early leaders of the Disciples stressed the need...
ten great disciples
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ten great disciples. A group of ten of the Buddha's most famous disciples whose names are constantly mentioned in Mahāyāna sūtras . The ten are: (1) Mahākāśyapa , (2) Ā...
Disciples, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Disciples, the. A term sometimes used of the 12 Apostles whose names are recorded in the Gospels.
Mary, mother of Jesus
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...disobeying the command to tell the disciples of the resurrection, because they were...more than did Peter and the other eleven disciples in the earlier part of the gospel or...the two Marys running with joy to the disciples. They believe. Luke makes similar editorial...
Christianity: Overview
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...of Nazareth gathered a small group of disciples and went about for three years in first...himself, sent from God. Jesus and his disciples eventually set out for Jerusalem. He...where it had been laid. Some of the disciples said they had seen and spoken to the...
Sermon on the Mount
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...setting out the New Righteousness for his disciples. The Sermon is an integral part of the...Christian. They apply to everyone. The disciples are addressed (5: 1) but so are the...The imperative is implied—disciples at any rate ought to imitate that ideal...
Jōdo Shū
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...to scandals, and in 1207 two of his disciples passed a night in the ladies chambers...x14D;nen himself along with his other disciples. Many, including Shinran , were forced...death , disputes broke out among his disciples over the nature of proper teaching and...
Mark, gospel of
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible ...predictions is followed by a summons to the disciples to share his ‘baptism...the twelve tribes of Israel): twelve disciples are chosen, the woman with menorrhagia...clearly’ (8: 25). The disciples are failures (7: 18; 8: 17; 8...
Hōnen
Book article from: A Dictionary of Buddhism ...discreet in his teaching, but some of his disciples began causing trouble by either proclaiming...him for a time, but in 1206 two of his disciples passed the night in the ladies' quarters...himself. Four of Hōnen's disciples were executed, and Hōnen...
Confucianism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas ...attributed to him, conversations he had with disciples, and additional sayings or comments by some of those disciples. The text portrays Confucius as mentor...was the learning of Confucius that his disciples sought to emulate, and the standards...

Thesaurus entries related to "Disciples"

school
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...synonyms : group, set, proponents, adherents, devotees, circle, class, sect, clique, faction, followers, following, disciples, admirers, votaries, pupils, students.   4. teachers belonging to the old school synonyms : school of thought...
disciple
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus disciple • noun   1. the disciples of Jesus synonyms : apostle, follower.   2. a disciple of Rousseau synonyms : follower, adherent, believer, admirer...

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The Disciples in Narrative Perspective: The Portrayal and Function of the Matthean Disciples
Magazine article from: Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society; 9/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; The Disciples in Narrative Perspective: The Portrayal and Function of the Matthean Disciples. By Jeannine K. Brown. Academia Biblica...careful and helpful study of the Matthean disciples using, as the title indicates, a narrative...
Disciples of Christ - going their way.
Magazine article from: Saturday Evening Post; 5/1/1984; ; 700+ words ; ...making the rounds in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) circles says that the pope...advised of the start of talks between the Disciples and the Vatican, asked in puzzlement: "The Apostles I know, but who are these Disciples?" A frequently asked question, even...
Disciples on trial.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 4/15/1998; ; 700+ words ; In Mark's gospel the disciples are as much a hindrance as a help...their hardness of heart. But when the disciples misunderstand Jesus and in other ways...trying his patience. Rather, the disciples are serving as agents of testing...
Ecumenical chums.(United Church of Christ, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ))
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 8/1/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...of Christ and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), seated in side-by-side...always fit, however, for the UCC and the Disciples. "Our relationship anticipates" what...General Secretary Michael Kinnamon, a Disciples minister who teaches at UCC-related...
Korean Disciples vote to establish seminary.(Korean Christian Church/Disciples of Christ)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 5/3/2000; 700+ words ; Korean Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) clergy in the U.S., disgruntled...their own independent seminary. The Korean Disciples Convocation, formerly known as the Korean Disciples Ministers Fellowship, took the action at a...
Black Disciples prepare for 'New Day, New Way' at national conference
Newspaper article from: Indianapolis Recorder; 8/6/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...of the US-based Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination. Approximately...representing African-American-led Disciples of Christ congregations will be in Indianapolis...administrative headquarters of the Disciples of Christ Church, since 1982. "We...
The appearance to the seven disciples; John 21:1-14.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/16/2004; 681 words ; JESUS revealed Himself again to His disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed...Zebedees sons, and two others of His disciples. Simon Peter said to them, I am going...Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus. Jesus...
Appearance to the disciples; John 20:19-31.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 4/6/2002; 700+ words ; ...when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came...showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus...with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to Him, "We have seen the Lord...
Disciples latest to critique Israeli tactics.(News)
Magazine article from: The Christian Century; 8/23/2005; 700+ words ; ...organization, delegates to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) General Assembly have passed a resolution...torn down. The UCC is closely allied with the Disciples. In fact, the Disciples" resolution was drafted by the Common Global...
Appearance to the disciples; John 20:19-23.(Opinion & Editorial)
Newspaper article from: Manila Bulletin; 5/18/2002; 700+ words ; ...when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came...showed them His hands and His side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. [Jesus...wondrously reversed. At Pentecost, the disciples, filled with the Holy Spirit, began...