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We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus could be the Latin counterpart of the word Thomas. Apostle Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus. Similar is the case of Theophilus.

We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus could be the Latin counterpart of the word Thomas. Apostle Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus. Similar is the case of Theophilus. The word could be an attribute on the lines of what John the Evangelist referred to himself as: ' The One whom Jesus Loved.'

We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus is the Latin coun terpart of the word Thomas. Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus. Similar is the case of Theophilus.

We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus could be the Latin counterpart of the word Thomas. Apostle Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus. Similar is the case of Theophilus.

We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus is the Latin coun terpart of the word Thomas. Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus.

We may never know the given names of some characters of New Testament. Evangelist John speaks of Thomas who was also called Didymus. The name Thomas comes from the Hebrew word “ta'om,” meaning “twin.” The Hebrew word תָּאוֹם (ta'om) led to the Aramaic name Taoma. This name was rendered in New Testament Greek as Θωμάς (Thomas). Didymus is the Latin coun terpart of the word Thomas. Thomas sure had a twin brother,who was least likely to have shared the same name. That implies that the given name of Thomas was something else, and he continued to be known by the nickname. Similarly, Bar Abbas was a nick name literally meaning Son of the Father. Some versions of NT suggest that his given name was Jesus. Similar is the case of Theophilus.