Dorcas in the book of acts

But a certain man named ananias, with sapphira his wife, sold a possession. Full of good works, dearly missed, in resurrection hope. Dorcas who was tabithadorcas who was raised from the dead. We are dorcas and we sell preloved clothes, personalized notebooks and christianinspired products like pouches and wallets. She was a dressmaker, who made clothes for the poor in her village. Dorcas, also called tabitha, is a new testament woman of the bible. Dorcas lived at joppa, a town situated on the shores of the mediterranean, and was at that time the main seaport of palestine look up and compare jonah 1. She was always doing good works and acts of charity. Although there is not a great deal told about her, the little that is said is enough to show that she was a godly woman who was loved. Called tabitha by the jews and dorcas by the greeks.

The scripture record of dorcas is limited to a few verses in the ninth chapter of acts, but her name to this day stands for the benevolent use of the needle. She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor. She did many good things and many acts of kindness. Workbook on the book of acts the church of christ in. He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to jerusalem.

Since we look into gods mirror the bible in order see ourselves and make necessary changes james 1. Lydia, dorcas and phoebe, coworkers with the apostles. The definition and outline of dorcas is as follows. Dorcas who was tabithadorcas who was raised from the. Luke does not identify any person in acts as a deacon or deaconess, not even the seven men in acts 6. Dorcas was known for her good works and acts of love for the poor acts 9. Dorcas was a disciple of joppa found in the book of acts at 9. He goes on to speculate that she may have been a freedwoman, although he settles on the name being of jewish origin. She was known for her good actions and acts of charity that she was always doing. She was a faithful disciple, full of good works and charitable deeds. Dorcas is presented by the author of the acts of the apostles luke, as a common woman, with a common name dorcas, living in a common place like joppa doing a common job like sewing or knitting to help the poor.

Her example has been an inspiration to women throughout church history. Joppa was located on israels western border on the mediterranean coastline, about 35 miles to the west of jerusalem. And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died. Dorcas also known as tabitha a jewish woman that was faithful to the ministry. I worked in fabrics and crafts at walmart and when i cut fabric for my customers, i asked them that question. After they had washed her body, they laid her in a room on the second floor.

Dorcastabitha, an admired member of the early christian community, has died of an unknown cause. Tabitha was also known as dorcas, both names mean gazelle. He comes, prays over her body in the upper room of the house and brings her back to life. You might say that presbyterian women, the methodists womens christian missionary society, the disciples womens society of christian service and the. Dorcas is singled out in gods book as a woman who was full of good works and charitable deeds acts 9. The ancient biblical city of joppa was the home of a hebrew woman by the name of tabitha, or dorcas her greek name. Funeral service friday, february 28, 2014 full of good works, dearly missed, in resurrection hope acts 9. She was a member of the early christian community in joppa, a seacoast town of israel, and noted for her acts of charity, in particular for making garments and giving them to needy widows. Pick out the stories of individuals whom god saved, blessed and used. Net bible now in joppa there was a disciple named tabitha which in translation means dorcas. Actus apostolorum, often referred to simply as acts, or formally the book of acts, is the fifth book of the new testament.

The book of acts recounts that when she died she was restored to life by peter. It is a common idea in the present day that every true christian must be a preacher, and often the spirituality of a christian is kjv nkjv nlt niv esv csb nasb. According to the new testament dorcas was a dressmaker, who made clothes for the poor in her village. Dorcas full of good works is a textual sermon by earl white. The story of dorcas in acts 9 is notable because peter raised her back to life after she had died. Acts 9, new international version niv the bible app. The name literally means, a gazelle, which of course is the female of a roebuck. Dorcas or tabitha in aramaic both names mean gazelle is mentioned in acts 9. Peter, the prophet of the church, passed throughout all quarters to visit the saints spread out through judea. Her body was washed for burial and laid in an upstairs room. Wright on the book of acts p23 paul still on trial, loyalty to judaism, n.

While the name may be drawn from song of solomon 2. It gives us not the whole story, but the story that the church decided should be remembered about its earliest days so that the later church could look back on its idealism and exuberance and remember teachers long since gone and the spirit that shaped that earliest community of believers. There was a christian church at joppa, and it is even possible that the believers met for worship and prayer in the home of dorcas, because this was the custom in those days. The greek word diakonos deacondeaconess does not occur at all in the book of acts. You will find her story in the book of acts, chapter 9 verses 36 to 42. She has the distinction of being the first greek female mentioned in the new testament. Dorcas tabitha, an admired member of the early christian community, has died of an unknown cause. Yet, the author, under the influence of the holy spirit, finds it important to underscore her works. Make a list of these biographies, because you will have a valuable aid to further study. Dorcas, or tabitha, was a charitable person who made things, especially clothing, for the needy in joppa.