The Apostle Thomas got a bum rap with the name "Doubting" Thomas

1) The other disciples"But they did have foreknowledge that this would occur, and in the end their response was disbelief."It is true that the disciples were told that Jesus would rise up in three days, but the disciples were given very specific detail regarding how he would rise up after 3 days, and if Mary had given them one or more different details then they were looking for or gave them details that contradicted what they were told to expect beforehand, that may have been the source of their disbelief. It all depends on what Mary said to the disciples as she informed them of the resurrection of Christ, but since that is not written in the Bible it is open to speculation. It could be speculated that Mary exaggerated or gave a detail contrary to what the Disciples were told beforehand about the same issue. 2) Matthew 28I kind of messed up on this one since it actually was referring to the original disciples, my bad... 3) Luke 24 36-40Here the Pro cites more evidence that the disciples doubted the return of Christ, however the Pro left out the very last line in this chapter which nullifies this whole argument. "41 While they still [b]could not believe it because of their joy and amazement, He said to them, "Have you anything here to eat?" "http://www.biblegateway.com...The disciples didnt doubt the return of Jesus because their faith wasnt strong or they doubted him, they did not believe he had returned because they were too overjoyed and amazed to believe it, which is clearly written in the text. 4) The actual debate over whether or not Thomas got a bum rap "But I make the point that he should not be remembered based solely on his doubt, and that history has been unfair in making that his dubious moniker"Well theres one problem with this philosophy. You see as time progresses, even the most famous people are only remembered by their most remembered actions. For those who even know the disciple Thomas, his most remembered action was being the one who doubted the resurrection of Christ the most, like you said. But as time goes on and on, people only remember characteristics of people that lead to their fame or infamy. Alexander the Great was known for conquering Persia and not much else even though he did plenty, Mao Zedong is known for spreading communism in China even though he has other deeds as well, Magellan was remembered for sailing around the world and not that he actually died fighting Indians in the Philippines. My point is, over time it is people who pass on the most remembered qualities of historical and famous people on to the next generation. Those people often preserve the prime and most well known quality of those people too, and for Thomas what he was famous for was doubting the resurrection of Jesus more stubbornly and longer than anyone else. As for the Pro's points. 1 - Others though would say yes since he doubted the most, the longest, and the most stubbornly2 - Yes he did, but they are all overshadowed by the extent of his doubt and resistance to believe since that is how people most remembered him, as the Disciple who doubted Jesus's resurrection more than anybody else.3 - The reason he is called "Doubting Thomas" ad not "Doubted Thomas" is because a doubting Thomas is actually a phrase recognized in the English language as "A Doubting Thomas is someone who will refuse to believe something without direct, physical, personal evidence; in other words, a skeptic."http://en.wikipedia.org...4 - The focus over the Doubting part may in itself seem unfair, but if you recall how most people dont remember or have even heard about any of his other actions, recall him only for you remember him for and the first thing that comes to mind is his doubtfulness, and that it is recorded in the most widespread and popular book in the history of mankind that first labels him a doubtful person............ Then History did no injustice it only remembered Thomas for what made him famous, the fact that he doubted. "When we call him "doubting" Thomas we unfairly acknowledge only one aspect of him, and ignore the rest"It is not like we as a society are all collectively blocking out evidence of his good deeds to thrust this doubt thing as the thing that we remember Thomas the most for.... Most people dont know of his actions except that he doubted the Resurrection of Jesus and wanted physical and undeniable proof that he had returned before he would believe. If you only remember a person for what he is famous for, then saying Thomas got a bad deal for his legacy that he stubbornly gave himself despite years and years of commitment before this event even happened, despite being told beforehand that it would happen, and despite all the other disciples trying to convince him to believe but their efforts were in vain............ Then Thomas really did it to himself as much as he may regret it.....