Oh, I always thought it was because he’s a fisher of men.
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NONE_dc@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I have always thought that choosing the cross as the universal symbol of Christianity is the most twisted and sad thing in the world.
That is why I prefer the Ichthys. It represents Jesus’s high point, when he performed a miracle for the all the people. For me, it’s better to remember people at their best than at their worst.
Shootingstarrz17@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
NONE_dc@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
It also means that! The fish and the loaves, the fisher of men, the fish that Jesus ate after his resurrection. It is a symbol with a very broad meaning.
Shootingstarrz17@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Oh, I see.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
Looks ancient egypt to me.
Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Referenced by my favorite Philip K Dick novel VALIS, the symbol of early Christianity: Fish cannot carry guns.
Onyxonblack@lemmy.zip 17 hours ago
The Vast Active Living Intelligent System… I read that 30 years ago as a teenager and didn’t really understand it then. He really hated Nixon though, even as a kid I could discern that much!