meow2u3
(24,743 posts)Question is, what does 153 fish symbolize?
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47of74
(18,470 posts)Something along the lines of that 153 was supposed to represent all the different kinds of people that the apostles would be called to bring into the church and that fish symbolized people. Fish with blonde hair, red hair, gray hair, gay fish, straight fish, sick fish, healthy fish, and so on.
Fortinbras Armstrong
(4,473 posts)Last edited Tue Apr 16, 2013, 09:47 AM - Edit history (1)
Remarks that 153 is the sum of the first 17 integers. (He tells the congregation to work it out at home.)
I seem to recall that Raymond Brown, in his Anchor Bible translation of John, has a discussion of it. I will go to the library and see if I can find it.
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(82,333 posts)meow2u3
(24,743 posts)After all, he does know everything.