He is known for being strong willed, stubborn, and doubting. His name: Thomas, one of the twelve disciples who walked with Jesus. Mentioned a dozen different places in the New Testament, Thomas is usually thought of as a "show me" sort of person, short on faith and long on doubt. But, is this characterization really accurate? Or was Thomas a perpetual pessimist, the kind of person who describes the partially filled glass of water as "half empty" instead of "half full?"
