... in a different way from what we expect. For many years, pastor and author Dr. Gerald Mann had a weekly television ministry. He tells of one occasion when the director of that ministry ... his dead friend being raised from the dead? “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands,” Thomas said adamantly, “and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side ... York: Doubleday, 1997), pp.150-151. Cited by Rev. Dr. David E. Leininger, http://www.presbyterianwarren.com/overdoes.html. 5. Tony Campolo, ...
... than a name. He is commonly identified with Nathanael of John 1:46. The name Thomas means “twin,” as does the Greek didymos (Didymus; cf. John 11:16). Only in ... the Greek for fall (to the ground) translates an Aramaic word meaning “to light or land upon” (e.g., Barclay, vol. 1, p. 389). But this removes the idea of martyrdom that is central to ... the Aramaic root sqr, which means reddish-brown or ruddy (see reference in Albright-Mann, p. 118). Thus he would be known as “Judas the redhead.” 10:13 ...
... and assign them to the early years of Jesus’ life. For example, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas tells of Zeno (one of Jesus’ young friends), who fell from the upper story of a ... much the same way as any other Jewish boy. Since Joseph does not appear in later accounts (e.g., no mention is made of him at the wedding at Cana, John 2:1–12), and ... the practice of baptism from the Essenes (but gave it a more profound meaning), see Albright-Mann, pp. 25–26. 3:7 The wrath of God is not the emotion of anger but ...
