ABSTRACT
The image of the Incredulity of Thomas is already a well-researched subject in the literature of Byzantine art history. The biblical episode of the Incredulity of Thomas is recounted in the Gospel of John where the resurrected Christ appeared to the gathered disciples, except for Thomas being absent, and displaying the wounds in his side and hands from the crucifixion, he subsequently blessed his followers. The relative infrequency of the image of the Incredulity of Thomas is also observed among the group of Syro-Palestinian bronze censers that bear images of Gospel scenes, the vast majority of which belong to the 7th century. The depiction of the Virgin and Child testifies to the reality of the Incarnation. The flesh that Christ received from the Theotokos is the same flesh that was wounded, crucified, resurrected and eventually examined by Thomas, enabling him to make his proclamation of faith.
