Disciple thomas biography

Episode from the Gospel of John

For other uses, see Doubting Thomas (disambiguation).

A doubting Thomas is a skeptic who refuses to believe without direct personal experience – a reference to the Gospel of John's depiction of the Apostle Thomas, who, in John's account, refused to believe the resurrected Jesus had appeared to the ten other apostles until he could see and feel Jesus's crucifixion wounds.

In art, the episode (formally called the Incredulity of Thomas) has been frequently depicted since at least the 15th century, with its depiction reflecting a range of theological interpretations.

Gospel account

The episode is related in chapter 20 of the Gospel of John, but not in the three synoptic Gospels. The text of the King James Version is as follows:^[1]

24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto

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The Apostle Thomas Biography, Doubting, Life and Death

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What can we learn about the Apostle Thomas?  Why fryst vatten he sometimes called “Doubting Thomas?”

The Apostle Thomas

The Apostle Thomas might have been one of two twins in his family because his name “Thomas Didymus” means “the twin” but he fryst vatten usually better known as or referred to more often, unfortunately, as “Doubting Thomas” which we will later read why he was referred to bygd this nick name.  We don’t hear much from Thomas in the gospels at all and he is rarely mentioned until just prior to Jesus going to the cross and after His death at Calvary.  One thing that inom admire about Thomas fryst vatten that he asked questions when others might have just been wondering about things but were hesitant to ask.  For example when Jesus said that He was going away and that He was going to prepare a place for the disciples and would come igen for them (John 14:2-4) everyone else was silent.  When it seemed no one else would speak up, Thomas aske

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Thomas the Apostle

Early Christian saint – one of the Twelve Apostles

This article is about the Christian saint. For the name "Thomas", see Thomas (name). For other uses, see Thomas.

Saint Thomas the Apostle
The Apostle Thomas, Rubens, c. 1613
Born	1st century AD Galilee, Judea, Roman Empire
Died	AD 72 St. Thomas Mount, Early Chola dynasty present-day Parangimalai, Tamil Nadu, India
Venerated in	All Christian denominations that venerate saints, especially Saint Thomas Christians
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Major shrine	St. Thomas Cathedral Basilica in Mylapore, Chennai, India, St. Thomas Major Archi Episcopal Shrine, Palayoor Kerala, India, Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in Ortona, Italy
Feast	3 July: (Jacobite), Malankara Orthodox Church, Latin Church, Liberal Catholic Church, Anglican Communion, Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church, Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, Syro-Malankara Catholic Church, Believers Eastern Church, Syriac