Thomas

Thomas
 * Was a Disciple of Jesus
 * Called Thomas the doubter
 * Doubted the fact that Jesus had risen


 * He was a tax collector
 * He was killed by a spear in India during one of his missionary trips to establish the church there.
 * His well known appearance is in John 20:24-29 when he doubted the resurrection of Jesus.
 * He was a loyal follower, noted for his scepticism
 * Thomas was also called "Didymus".
 * He was called Thomas the Doubter because he doubted the resurrection of Jesus.
 * Thomas was not really a name, it was an epithat, meaning in Greek, "twin to Didymus"
 * He Refused to believe Jesus had risen until he could touch the scars. So when he was in a room
 * Jesus appeared to him and told him to touch the scars and he did.
 * Then Thomas believed Jesus had risen from the grave.