Disciple (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Charles Souvay · 1913
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Disciple most often means one who learns an art or science from a master. The word comes from the Latin discipulus, though the English sense is narrower, setting disciple against master as scholar stands to teacher. A Catholic Encyclopedia entry notes that the Old Testament uses the word only once, in Isaiah. Yet the idea appears when writers speak of sons of the prophets and of children in the wisdom books.
The New Testament uses disciple far more freely, first for pupils of a teacher and then for converts and believers, men and women alike. Even the half-taught folk Saint Paul found at Ephesus bear the name. The entry thus maps a word that grew from the classroom into the very title of the Christian believer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Charles Souvay |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |