2007-04-14 08:32:23 · 6 answers · asked by QueenOfNoise 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It's a representation: Christ is the fisher of men.
2007-04-14 08:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I have been told that the fish symbol was once a secret sign, in the first century when Chistians were hunted down and killed for being 'different' (not pagan or Jewish). In Greek 'fish' was 'ichthys' and written with letters similar to I-X-th-S. And the Christians made this into an anagrem:
I - Jesus (written then with an I, not an english J)
X - Christos (the christ or annointed one)
th (greek Theta letter) - theos , or God
S (sigma) - Savior
Now it appears to be a way for people to label themselves with a symbol.
2007-04-14 08:42:15 · answer #2 · answered by Richard of Fort Bend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, back when the roman empire was around
many Christians were persecuted and killed for their faith.
So they had to hide and worship, the fish was a marker that fooled officials.
Many just saw it as graffiti , but Christians knew it was a marker for a secret place to worship and practice their faith.
2007-04-14 08:37:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
its when jesus had the loaves of bread and the fish, and he made it enought food for all of those people.
2007-04-14 08:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that something doesn't smell right. And when something doesn't smell right you shouldn't swallow it foolishly.
2007-04-14 08:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus_fish
2007-04-14 08:37:00 · answer #6 · answered by Loathing 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋