When Jesus Christ died and was resurrected, Thomas didn’t believe. Instead, he said that

unless he could examine the body with the tale-tale signs of crucifixion, to him, Jesus would stay dead.

Many view this as God telling us how doubting Jesus’ resurrection was bad, however, if you’ve listened to any episode of this podcast, you know where this is heading: the story is much more complex than we think, and it has a completely different moral.

You see, when you go through the Gospels, you learn that Thomas was not the only one who doubted. Many unnamed disciples couldn’t believe in Jesus’ resurrection until they met with him. And even then, they didn’t rejoice as you would think they did.

In fact, once Thomas believes Jesus is back to life, he is the only one who recognizes who Christ truly is. And this means that, in this story, Poor Doubting Thomas is the Hero, not the Fool.

What is the true meaning behind Thomas’ tale? Why did other disciples doubt Jesus’ return? And how did Thomas get his “Poor Doubting” moniker?  

In this episode of The Bible You Thought You Knew, I answer all these questions and more. So tune in to learn more about the story of Poor Doubting Thomas, why he didn’t believe, and the true moral of this famous Bible story!

Key points discussed

• About the Essenes (01:36)
• Thomas was not the only disciple to doubt (08:23)
• Thomas in John’s Gospel (14:38)
• Eight days later (18:43)

Additional resources

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