Playlist: Simon, the Tanner (topic)
The Pharisees (Part 1)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughIn the context of the Pharisees' strict separation from those deemed unclean, Simon, the Tanner, exemplifies a profession they avoided due to its inherent impurity. Tanning involved constant contact with dead animal skins, rendering the tanner perpetually unclean in the eyes of the Pharisees. Thus, they would shun such a person …
Acts (Part Eleven)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughToward the end of chapter 9, Peter is brought back into the narrative, located in the area of Lydda and then Joppa on the Mediterranean Sea. It was in Joppa that he stayed with a man named Simon, a tanner. According to Jewish regulations of the time, a tanner was considered unclean due to the nature of his work, involving …
Acts (Part Ten)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughIn the unfolding narrative of the early church's expansion, Peter, after performing a remarkable miracle in Joppa, stayed many days with Simon, a tanner. This choice was significant, as according to the Jewish regulations of that time, a tanner was considered unclean due to the processes involved in softening hides for clothing …