[John 20:24] Thomas called Didymus aka Doubting Thomas because when the disciples told him they had seen Jesus, Thomas would not believe them unless he had tangible proof which he got 8 days later when Jesus reappeared.
Saint Thomas was preaching in India when JESUS CHRIST has appeared to His disciples to prove to them that He Has arisen from the death...When Saint Thomas returned from preaching in India,the rest of the disciples told Him that JESUS Has arisen from the death...he didn't believe except when JESUS appeared again and Saint Thomas touched His wounds...
Thomas, who was not there when Jesus appeared to all His disciples. He said that He wouldn't believe Jesus was back unless he touched His wounds.
The apostle Thomas first failed to believe that the other disciples had seen Jesus after he was crucified. But as he refused to believe them, he is refered to as the doubting Thomas.
I believe scripture says that Thomas, along with some of the other disciples, went back to fishing after Jesus' death. Thomas is most noted for his reaction to the resurrection of Christ. When Jesus first appeared to His disciples after His resurrection, Thomas was not there. Upon being told of the story, Thomas declared that he would not believe unless he could put his hand in the wounds in Jesus' hands and side. Jesus reappeared to His disciples and this time Thomas was there. Jesus told Thomas to go ahead and touch His hands and His side, and to believe. When Thomas saw Christ he bowed down to worship Him as Lord and God. What a great story. Even more, Jesus declared that those of us who believe without seeing are truly blessed.
The meeting of Jesus and Thomas was rather uneventful, and there is no information about it other than that Thomas became one of the disciples. The really interesting encounter was after the resurrection, when Jesus appeard to the disciples and Thomas wasn't there at the time. The disciples told Thomas about the meeting, but Thomas refused to believe them. "Unless I see in his hands the print of the nails," he declared, "and place my finger in the mark of the nails, and place my hand in his side, I will not believe." Eight days later, Thomas was with the others when Jesus appeared again. Jesus presented himself to Thomas and answered the conditions for Thomas to believe. In shock and awe, Thomas could only answer, "My Lord and my God!" This story is told in John 20:24-29.
The disciple named Thomas was called a doubter when he did not believe that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
Out of a total of eleven disciples in all, as Judas Iscariot had committed suicide, it was Thomas who was not in the room when Jesus did appear. Thomas failed to believe that Jesus came alive from the dead. Soo the phrase Doubting Thomas.
When Thomas heard about Jesus resurrection from other disciples, he said: "Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe."- John 20:25But when he saw the Lord, he said: " My Lord and my God"- John 20:28
Doubting Thomas is so called because unlike the other apostles, he refused to believe Jesus had risen from the dead without solid proof in front of him own eyes. He could not have faith with out proof. Jesus appeared to some of the disciples, but Thomas was not with them. When the other disciples told him what had happened he rebuked them and said " Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it." (John 20:25) Eight days later Jesus appeared to the disciples again and this time Thomas was with them. He stood among them and said "Peace be with you" and then turning to Thomas he said, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Doubt no longer but believe" (John 20:26-29). Thomas then said that because he has seen he could believe. Jesus said to him "You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe". This is where the name Doubting Thomas comes from.
Yes, Thomas was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
I know for one Judas Iscaroit betray Jesus and Thomas I believe was a doubter and I believe that's all I know.