Jesus did have female disciples, but you must remember the events of the Gospels took place in a different culture and over 2000 years ago it wasn't the same in the world as it is now.
The angel told them that do not be worry because Jesus will come to take them.
They replaced Judas, the traitor with a vote and then waited in an upper room for the Holy Spirit to come as Jesus promised. There is no record of any fear in them as when Jesus was crucified, (John 20.19)
Yes John did send his followers to Jesus to find out if Jesus was the messiah.
Jesus said he would leave the Holy Spirit with the disciples to guide and empower them to continue his work after he ascended to heaven.
Shortly after his triumphant entry into Jerusalem in the spring of 33 C.E., Jesus said: "The hour has come for the Son of man to be glorified." (John 12:23) Therefore, Jesus had no reason to tell his disciples to keep quiet.
No.Eleven of the twelve "Apostles" were from Galilee. Judas was apparently from Judea. 'Disciples', however, came (and COME) from every nation.(Acts 1:8)For starters, on Pentecost, after Jesus died, Peter and the apostles, spoke to people from many nationalities and locations, and 3,000 of them accepted Jesus Christ and were baptized as his disciples. (Acts 2:40-41)
Saint Thomas was preaching in India when JESUS CHRIST has appeared to His disciples to prove to them that He Has arisen from the death...When Saint Thomas returned from preaching in India,the rest of the disciples told Him that JESUS Has arisen from the death...he didn't believe except when JESUS appeared again and Saint Thomas touched His wounds...
The Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. He was a leader of all the disciples which formed a group but the Catholic Church didn't really come from a cult.
The 12 disciples (later called Apostles) DID receive the knowledge of Jesus Christ being the Son of God and the messiah. Read all four Gospels and the book of Acts so you can see that they did come to fully understand who Jesus was and why he came to earth to die for our sins and come to know the power of his resurrection. The other disciples (within the masses and crowds who were believers) also received the knowledge of Jesus. They took the Gospel message around the world and continue to do so today.
The thorns didn't pierce the skull, only the skin. Painful but not deadly.
In John 1, the first disciple to come to Jesus is Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter. After hearing John the Baptist refer to Jesus as the Lamb of God, Andrew follows Jesus and eventually brings his brother Simon Peter to Him. This moment marks the beginning of their journey as disciples.
It depends on what you call a disciple. If you mean 'one of Jesus's disciples' then yes. Jesus says in John "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the father exept though me." So in that case, yes, you have to be a Christian to be a disciple of Jesus.