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.Doubting Thomas
The disciple named Thomas was called a doubter when he did not believe that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
That disciple's name was: "Thomas"; hence the phrase: 'Doubting Thomas'!
Thomas the Apostle is often referred to as "Doubting Thomas" because of the biblical account where he doubts Jesus' resurrection until he sees and touches his wounds.
Doubting Thomas, from the disciple who would not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw Him.
I am now doubting your honesty.He was doubting his actions that day.
DOUBTing
Doubting is two syllables. The b is silent.
Doubting Thomas - song - was created in 2005.
Yes. Doubting, the present participle of doubt, is an action. Therefore it is a verb.
I'm not doubting your story, I just have a few clarifying questions to ask.
I was doubting that she was telling the truth^ In this answer doubting is used as a verb. The word doubting can be used as a verb (somehow informal because DOUBT is a stative verb). It can also be used as an adjective according to some dictionaries (although dubious would be the best word)It was a very doubting/dubious answer (an adjective)