Thomas Didymus The Twin

A Novel of Apostle Thomas and early Christianity in India

What if the apostle most remembered for doubt was, in fact, the apostle of uncompromising certainty?

• Didymus Thomas Jewish apostle of Jesus and the Messianic Jewish origins of Christianity are represented well here. Take a look!

In this bold and reverent work, Antony Hylton—author of Reflecting on the Psalms Made Simple, Songs of Messiah, The Chronicler’s Prophet and the Temple Restoration, and numerous prophetic-historical studies—reclaims the figure of Didymus Judas Thomas as a Jewish disciple, builder, scientist of faith, and apostle to the nations.

Written within the expanding Tziyon / Qol Tziyon Covenant Messenger corpus, this book stands at the intersection of Scripture, history, apocryphal tradition, and prophetic imagination. It is not speculative fiction, nor is it dry academic reconstruction. Instead, it is a theologically grounded, historically informed meditation on the life, mission, and hidden labor of the apostle sent eastward—beyond Rome, beyond empire, and into the mystery of God’s unfolding kingdom.

🔑 Inside this book, readers will encounter:

• Thomas as a Jewish apostle, clothed in tallit and tefillin, rooted in Torah and the living confession: “My Lord and my God.”

• A re-examination of Thomas as the apostle of evidence, whose insistence on truth anticipates the modern scientific conscience—faith that tests, touches, and then obeys.

• A careful engagement with canonical Scripture and the Acts of Thomas, treating the so-called “secret gospel” traditions with discernment rather than dismissal.

• Thomas as builder—of houses on earth, churches in exile, and dwellings “not made with hands,” echoing the deep biblical theme of heavenly construction.

• A prophetic portrayal of confrontation and witness: miracles, resurrection hope, and fearless challenge to religious power, including Brahminic systems, without caricature or contempt.

• The unity of open proclamation and hidden work—a theology of revelation that unfolds in stages, echoing both Jewish apocalyptic tradition and early Christian mission practice.

✡️ ✝️ A distinctive place within the Tziyon Brand

As with Hylton’s work on the Psalms, Isaiah, Zion, and the restoration of divine worship, this volume is governed by a single conviction:
history is not random, Scripture is not fragmented, and the Messiah is not abstract.

This book belongs to the same theological universe as:

• Reflecting on the Psalms Made Simple (transformation through Scripture)

• Songs of Messiah (Christ confessed as Yahuwah among the nations)

• The Chronicler’s Prophet and the Temple Restoration (Levites, prophecy, and sacred order)

• Your Isaiah, Exodus, and prophetic-song projects (Scripture as living testimony)

Together, these works form a coherent witness to Messiah revealed, confessed, and carried to the ends of the earth.

🌍 Who this book is for

• Readers of early Christianity, Jewish-Christian origins, and apostolic history

• Messianic Jewish and Hebraic-roots believers

• Christians seeking depth beyond clichés

• Those drawn to the mystery of faith that is both rational and revelatory

• Readers already shaped by the Tziyon / Qol Tziyon vision

This is not the story of a doubter who hesitated.
It is the story of an apostle who saw clearly, believed fully, and went farther than most dared to follow.