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Early Syrian traditions also relate the apostle's full name as Judas Thomas. [c] Some have seen in the Acts of Thomas (written in east Syria in the early 3rd century, or perhaps as early as the first half of the 2nd century) an identification of Thomas with the apostle Judas, Son of James. However, the first sentence of the Acts follows the ...
Thomas is martyred (background) by order of an Indian monarch (foreground) The Acts of Thomas connects Thomas the apostle's Indian ministry with two kings. [4] According to one of the legends in the Acts, Thomas was at first reluctant to accept this mission, but the Lord appeared to him in a night vision and said, “Fear not, Thomas. Go away ...
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The Gospel of John is the only canonical one that gives Thomas the Apostle a dramatic role and spoken part, and Thomas is the only character therein described as being apistos (' unbelieving '), despite the failings of virtually all the Johannine characters to live up to the author's standards of belief.
Upon his return to Vietnam, Diep taught at a local seminary and served as a pastor of Tắc Sậy parish for 16 years. [3] He also founded many parishes in Cambodia and Vietnam. [4] Diep was arrested and killed in 1946 by two of three Japanese soldiers who, after the 1945 surrender of Japan, defected to Cao Đài general Cao Trường Phát.
Both were translated by a committee of nine Vietnamese theologians trained in Greek and Hebrew [14] who were educated in both Vietnam and the United States of America and serve churches of different denominations. The translators worked under the principles, procedures and leadership of the United Bible Societies.
Thomasine is a name given to a Syrian Christian group that originated in the first or the second century, who especially revered the apostle Thomas and some scholars speculate to have written the gospel of Thomas. [1] [2] [3] The group was said to have held esoteric, mystical, and ascetic ideas. [1] [4] Some have associated them with the proto ...
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