Dorcas (Person)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23815745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ben Witherington (corresponding author), III Ben Witherington |
| Year | 1992 |
| Pages | 225-226 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Yale University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5040/9780300261882-156 |
| OpenAlex | W4243945252 |
| ISBN | 9780300261882 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
[Gk Dorta]. A female disciple who was raised from the dead by Peter in Joppa (Acts 9:36–43). She is the only woman called a mathetria, a Greek word meaning “female disciple.” Possibly Luke thought she best exemplified what a female disciple of Jesus should be like, for we are told that she was liter
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |