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Dorcas. Dorcas ( Greek: Δορκάς, romanized : Dorkás ), or Tabitha ( Imperial Aramaic: טביתא/ܛܒܝܬܐ, romanized: Ṭaḇīṯā, lit. ' (female) gazelle'), was an early disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles [1] [2] ( Acts 9:36–43, see discussion here ). She lived in the port city of Joppa, today absorbed by Tel ...
Tabitha (/ ˈ t æ b ɪ θ ə /) is an English feminine given name, originating with (or made popular through) Tabitha, mentioned in the New Testament Acts 9:36. In the Bible [ edit ] Tabitha, or Dorcas , the Greek equivalent of the name, is a woman mentioned in the New Testament .
Luke uses the unusual term mathetria for a woman disciple (outside the church, women would not often be characterized as 'students') in the fledgling community at the port of Joppa (Jaffa), called "Tabitha" (Greek 'Dorcas': both names mean 'gazelle'), who had a charitable ministry (a clothing club) among the women of the town, in particular ...
Raising of Jairus' Daughter by Paolo Veronese, 1546. The raising of Jairus' daughter is a reported miracle of Jesus that occurs in the synoptic Gospels, where it is interwoven with the account of the healing of a bleeding woman. The narratives can be found in Mark 5:21–43, Matthew 9:18 –26 and Luke 8:40–56. [1] [2]
Dorcas society. Edwin Long 's A Dorcas Meeting in the 6th Century (painted 1873–1877) imagines a Dorcas society of Late antiquity. A Dorcas society is a local group of people, usually based in a church, with a mission of providing clothing to the poor. [1] Dorcas societies are named after Dorcas (also called Tabitha), a person described in ...
Undecided, either Dorcas or Tabitha – Protestants (Episcopal Church / US, others): "Lydia, Dorcas, and Phoebe, Witnesses to the Faith"; but also "TABITHA (DORCAS) OF JOPPA: Tabitha, also known by her Greek name Dorcas", see Episcopal Church, "Lesser Feasts and Fasts 2018 Conforming to General Convention 2018" At Calendar of saints (Episcopal ...
Disciple (Christianity) Jesus giving the Farewell Discourse ( John 14–17) to his disciples, after the Last Supper, from the Maestà by Duccio, 1308–1311. In Christianity, a disciple is a dedicated follower of Jesus. This term is found in the New Testament only in the Gospels and Acts. In the ancient world, a disciple is a follower or ...
Rose Madder is a horror/fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King, published in 1995.It deals with the effects of domestic violence (which King had touched upon before in the novels It, Insomnia, Dolores Claiborne, Needful Things, and many others) and, unusually for a King novel, relies for its fantastic element on Greek mythology.