Is the fish symbol used by many Christians actually a vestige of older pagan beliefs and practices?
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MrJosh
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Most likely,many symbols of the Christian religion have been taken from previous religions.
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No more than what I know of such things, I believe the symbol alludes to the story of the fish and loaves, as well as the comparison of spiritual richness to the bounty of the seas. http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_symb.htm http://www.eureka4you.com/fish/fishsymbol.htm
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It is like asking how the cross became a Christian symbol for sacrifice by Jesus Christ. Crucification was the common method of execution in capital punishments in the days that Jesus Christ lived. Crucification must have taken place before Christ and continued after Him. Still the Cross is the most important of all Christian symbols. These are matters of faith and must not be analyzed.
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As a matter of fact yes. Aphrodite was symbolised by an oval shape- it represented the vulva, and it smelled fishy. http://www.aveyincubator.com/fish.htm The whole Iesus Christos son of god initial thingy was a creation after the fact.
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I believe it was taken from stories in the New Testament like the fish and loaves of bread, and also from when Jesus said, "I will make you fishers of men"
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religion is recycled waste...
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