What was the other name of Thomas the disciple?

Answer 1

Thomas the disciple (man of unbelief)who said that he would have to see Jesus come before he would believe it. But Jesus told him that it is blessed to have not seen and believed than to see then believe.

Answer 2

Thomas is not a proper name, but means "twin" in Aramaic, as does "Didymus" in Greek. The disciple in the New Testament was known by this nickname, but the non-canonical Thomas' Gospel says that his given name was Judas (not Iscariot). John's Gospel frequently refers to 'Thomas' but uses this name once, at verse 14:22.

A clearly false claim is found in the third-century Acts of Thomas say that Judas Thomas was the twin brother of Jesus and is sometimes mistaken for Jesus, even deceiving the Devil.

Answer 3

John the Apostle was a fisherman with his brother James (who also was called to be an Apostle). John and James were fishing partners with Simon Peter and his brother Andrew (Luke 5:10). According to Scripture, these four men obviously knew each other prior to being called by Jesus.

Additionally, it appears that all of them had some familiarity with Jesus and His teachings prior to being called. To what degree, I'm not certain. In either case, the Gospel account records that John was simply a fisherman.

Answer 4

Didymus, meaning "the twin." See John 11:16, 20:24 and 21:2 (King James version).