But the Bible knows of another, more activist strategy—the ... Now in Joppa there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was devoted to good works and acts of charity. At ...

Luke lingers over one photo in the book with particular interest. It’s a picture of Tabitha, or in Greek, Dorcas, a woman whom Peter raised from the dead. The way Luke remembers it, Peter was told to ...

This is the twenty-ninth entry in the Bible Junkies Online Commentary on ... to Lydda and Joppa and his powerful encounter with Tabitha. For previous entries, please now go to the Complete Acts ...