Yasa's mother and his former wife thus became the first two female lay disciples.

The four gospels differ in the number, names, and roles of such female disciples.

But the name of the 7th female apostle can only be conjectured from the known list of female disciples.

Within the books actually included in the Bible, as part of Christian scriptures, female disciples are often mentioned.

Why hadn't there been some female disciples?

Rohini was one of Buddha's chief lay female disciples.

He was probably well aware of the controversy that would be caused by the harassment of his female disciples.

Marcus taught his female disciples to prophesy.

Amongst female disciples, she was chief of those who attained great supernormal powers.

For the two female Taoist disciples, the fruit is sacred.