Judas Thomas
E131463
Judas Thomas is a Christian apostle traditionally identified as "Doubting Thomas," known for initially doubting Jesus's resurrection until personally witnessing and touching his wounds.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judas Thomas canonical | 3 |
| Judas Didymus Thomas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1146586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judas Thomas Context triple: [Apostle Thomas, hasAlias, Judas Thomas]
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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B.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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C.
Lennox Cato
Lennox Cato is a British antiques dealer and television expert best known for his appearances on the BBC’s "Antiques Roadshow."
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D.
Daniel Cleaver
Daniel Cleaver is the charming yet unreliable love interest and womanizing publishing executive in the Bridget Jones’s Diary series.
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E.
Malchus
Malchus is the high priest’s servant in the New Testament whose ear was cut off by Peter during Jesus’ arrest and then miraculously healed by Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Judas Thomas Target entity description: Judas Thomas is a Christian apostle traditionally identified as "Doubting Thomas," known for initially doubting Jesus's resurrection until personally witnessing and touching his wounds.
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A.
Judas Iscariot
Judas Iscariot is the New Testament figure known as one of Jesus Christ’s twelve apostles who betrayed him to the authorities, leading to his arrest and crucifixion.
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B.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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C.
Lennox Cato
Lennox Cato is a British antiques dealer and television expert best known for his appearances on the BBC’s "Antiques Roadshow."
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D.
Daniel Cleaver
Daniel Cleaver is the charming yet unreliable love interest and womanizing publishing executive in the Bridget Jones’s Diary series.
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E.
Malchus
Malchus is the high priest’s servant in the New Testament whose ear was cut off by Peter during Jesus’ arrest and then miraculously healed by Jesus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apostle
ⓘ
New Testament figure ⓘ saint ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
demanding to see and touch Jesus’s wounds
ⓘ
post-resurrection appearance of Jesus to the disciples ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Acts of Thomas
ⓘ
surface form:
Acts of Thomas (apocryphal, traditionally attributed)
Gospel of Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Gospel of Thomas (apocryphal, traditionally attributed)
|
| distinguishedFrom |
Judas Iscariot
ⓘ
Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) ⓘ
surface form:
Jude the Apostle
|
| feastDay |
21 December
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3 July ⓘ |
| feastDayIn |
3 July in Roman Catholic Church
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6 October in some Eastern traditions ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Didymus
ⓘ
Apostle Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Doubting Thomas
Judas Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Judas Didymus Thomas
Jude Thomas ⓘ Apostle Thomas ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas the Apostle
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| hasTitle |
Apostle Thomas
ⓘ
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas
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| isOneOf |
the Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution)
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve Apostles of Jesus
|
| knownFor |
confessing faith after seeing the risen Jesus
ⓘ
doubting the resurrection of Jesus ⓘ the exclamation "My Lord and my God" ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Acts of the Apostles
ⓘ
Gospel of John ⓘ Gospel of Luke ⓘ Gospel of Mark ⓘ Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | twin ⓘ |
| patronage |
India
ⓘ
architects ⓘ builders ⓘ the blind ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalDeathPlace |
Mylapore
ⓘ
near present-day Chennai, India ⓘ |
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
St. Thomas Christians
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Thomas Christians of India
Syriac Churches ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac Christianity
evangelization of India ⓘ |
| traditionalMartyrdomType | spearing ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form:
Lutheran Churches
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Judas Thomas Description of subject: Judas Thomas is a Christian apostle traditionally identified as "Doubting Thomas," known for initially doubting Jesus's resurrection until personally witnessing and touching his wounds.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Judas Didymus Thomas