Thomas of Capernaum
Married and without children, he and his wife receive Jesus in their home whenever he is in Capernaum.[1] This is probably what is referred to in Matthew 4:13. Thomas is without doubt a distant relative of Jesus[2], as he addresses him familiarly and not with the usual deference of the Disciples[3]. The couple is childless but his woman does not want to adopt one, even a mistreated one[4]:
"you are not disposed to do Good to your neighbors... Woman, yesterday you criticized the Pharisees here as hard of Heart, the townspeople as surly to my word... But you, what do you do differently, you who have known me for more than two years?..."[5]
His name
In Aramaic "Toma" means "twin" (Didymus in Greek).
Where is he mentioned in the work?
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Notes and references
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