Now, now Cap. The New Testament is not as much of a fairy tale, or collection of myths, or exemplar of ancient propaganda as the atheists and agnostics of the world would make it out to be. Indeed, as scholarship keep working away, more and more evidence of the historical reliability of the Gospels and the book of Acts comes to light. Not, of course, that the writers did not employ some practices which were standard at the time but that modern historians deplore.

Anyway, may I politely and unjudgmentally suggest that you would do well to inform yourself better about a subject or a text before you knock it in casual dismissiveness?

Even a cursory study of the Gospels and Acts, the historical books of the NT, would inform you that there were two sets of brothers among the 12 disciples -- Andrew and Simon, called Peter; and James and John the sons of Zebedee. Thomas was nicknamed 'Didymus' presumably because he was a twin, but nothing is said about this sibling, not even if his twin was a brother or a sister. Thomas obtained the nickname 'Doubting Thomas' from the scripture passage cited in the first post in this thread and this became a byword for one who unreasonably refuses to believe what he is told until confronted by unassailable evidence.

An interesting point for you, Jazzo -- on the roof of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, there are statues of the Apostles. All are looking at Jesus except Thomas.