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There are non-canonical gospels (those outside the New Testament) that deal with Thomas, most particularly the Gospel According to St. Thomas. Within the New Testament, the source accepted by modern Christians as most reliable, John's Gospel mentions Thomas more than any of the other gospels. John created the tradition of Thomas as doubting, as well as recording that Thomas, alone among the disciples, missed out on Jesus breathing the Holy Spirit into him. Given that the anti-Thomas current in John's Gospel is missing from the other gospels, it is open to the reader to question John's account.
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What was st thomas profession?
St. Thomas was a disciple of Jesus and an apostle. Before becoming a disciple, he was a fisherman.
How did Jesus call Thomas the disciple?
Doubting Thomas
Who was first disciple in china?
Thomas
Who was the disciple who refused to believe in the resurrection?
Thomas .
Was Thomas a disciple of Jesus?
Yes, Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
Who doubted Jesus in the New Testament?
It was his disciple Thomas.
What disciple was also known by the name Didymus?
thomas
Is Thomas a disciple of Jesus?
Yes, Thomas is considered one of the disciples of Jesus in the Bible.
Who was the most doubtful person in the book of john?
It is the disciple Thomas.
What is the family background of Thomas the Disciple?
The Acts of Thomas is a book written at around 200 AD. It suggests that Thomas the disciple was a carpenter and that he was an immediate family member of Jesus. He was said to be born in Galilee , Israel circa in the first century.
Which disciple demanded to see the nail prints in Jesus hands?
It was Thomas ;)
Who was the doubting disciple?
Thomas. Lead to the expression "Doubting Thomas"AnswerThroughout John's Gospel, Thomas is portrayed as a doubting disciple. Elaine Pagels (Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas) sees a principal objective of John's Gospel to refute the beliefs of the Thomas Christians. Only John presents this challenging and critical portrait of the disciple he calls "Thomas, the one called Didymus". This theme is nowhere evident in any of the other three New Testament Gospels and, on this evidence, its veracity is doubtful.
