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- From: Albert-Lunde@nwu.edu (Albert Lunde)
- Subject: Re: Why the Cross?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.050516.9721@news.acns.nwu.edu>
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- Sender: lunde@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Albert Lunde)
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- Organization: Ministry of Silly Walks
- References: <1hp5e0INNg2t@unidui.uni-duisburg.de> <29DEC199212214576@jane.uh.edu> <1992Dec31.015158.7606@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 05:05:16 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec31.015158.7606@serval.net.wsu.edu>
- bill@wsuaix.csc.wsu.edu (William E. Johns;S23015) writes:
- >In article <29DEC199212214576@jane.uh.edu>
- lib1p@jane.uh.edu (Tammy Stark Blandino) writes:
- >>
- >>The early symbol of Xtianity was the fish, like is becomming popular
- >>today.
- >
- >Why was the fish a symbol? Anyone have a good idea? Even a bad one might
- >be amusing. :-)
-
- It comes from a Greek acrostic phrase, which gives the word for "fish":
-
- Iesous = Jesus
- Christos = Christ
- Theou = of God
- Huios = Son
- Soter = Savior
-
- Ichthus = fish
-
- It is one of the symbols found in the catacombs of Rome. It is
- thought to have been used as a covert recognition sign for early
- christians.
-
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