the concept of discipleship frequently involves being disciples of a particular person. The term for disciple is μαθητής (mathētēs), which describes someone who is devoted to a particular teacher. Although we see disciples of John the Baptist and the Pharisees, NT is clearly more focused on describing the disciples of Jesus, who give up everything to follow him and devote themselves to his teachings (Luke 6:40). In addition, Jesus also uses the term μαθητεύω (mathēteuō, “to make a disciple”) in his