Is the Christian "fish" symbol actually two crescent moons superimposed on one another?

Answer 1

The mysteries of Mithra require certain symbols. In the 300's AD Constantine assisted in mixing Paganism with commercial Christianity. One mix was the wearing of the fish head by the religious leader, a carry over from worshiping the fish god, Dagon.

Answer 2

The "fish" symbol comes from the days when Christianity was a banned religion, and anyone caught practicing it was executed.

Several of Jesus' disciples were fishermen by trade, and Jesus sent all of the out as "fishers of men". Plus, if you take the first letters of the words "Jesus Christ Son of God Savior" in the Greek language used at the time spell the Greek word for "fish". So the "fish" became a symbol of Jesus.

It is drawn as two simple curves because it was used as an identification signal. If a Christian wanted to identify himself to another Christian, he would draw the top curve of the "fish". If the other person was a Christian (and knew the secret signal) he would draw the other curve to make the fish. The symbol was simple, easy to make, and if the top curve was drawn in front of someone who wasn't in Christian, it would have no meaning. Made a perfect "secret signal" for the persecuted Christians.

Answer 3

During the reign of Emperor Nero in Rome a persecution had broken out against the Christians living in that city. It caused them to flee to the catacombs to meet in secret and to use code words f. You may have seen a fish with an "ixoye" inside of it on the back of someone's car. This was a secret symbol Christian's used to identify each other then. The letters “I”, “X”, “O”, “Y”, and “E” are actually an abbreviation in Greek letters standing for Jesus, Christ, God, Son, and Savior.

Answer 4

No, actually the story is quit fascinating. The Christian symbol of the fish was derived from the early church based on Christ's teaching to be "fishers of men." Early Christians would write this symbol on the ground to let each other know they were Christians so they wouldn't have to speak it aloud. This is because Christianity was heavily persecuted back then and if the Roman authorities found out that you were a Christian you might be put to death.

Answer 5

Nope, the fish symbol is to signify when Jesus fed all those people. In early christianity, it was illegal to be christian, so a christian would draw half of the fish symbol in the dirt, then if the other was a christian, they would finish it and both would know they were believers and were free to discuss their beliefs.

Answer 6

Ichthys (Greek: ἰχθύς; also transliterated and latinized as ichthys, icthus, ichthus or ikhthus; ichthus, spelled: Iota Chi Theta Upsilon Sigma), is the Ancient and Classical Greek word for "fish." In English it refers to a symbol consisting of two intersecting arcs resembling the profile of a fish, used by early Christians as a secret symbol and now known colloquially as the "Jesus fish." Ichthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ, Greek for fish) is an acronym or backronym of "Jesus Christ, Son Of God, Saviour (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ)."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_fish

Answer 7

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Answer 8

Christianity does NOT need a visible symbol. TRUE followers of Christ "are walking by faith, not by sight." 2 Cor. 5:7.

Answer 9

Ichthus (ΙΧΘΥΣ, Greek for fish) is an acronym or backronym of "Jesus Christ, Son Of God, Saviour (Ἰησοῦς Χριστός, Θεοῦ Υἱός, Σωτήρ)."

Answer 10

No, they would be too elongated tobe 2 crescent moons.