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The Fish Symbol of Christianity: IXTHYS
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 2298:MV8xOTE4MjdfMzc4ODE2OV9CRjEwMDlDMg==] "The fish is a widespread symbol of Christ, a motto and a compendium of the Christian faith." So is the Lamb. The Shepherd leading his flock of sheep. The Lamb of God crucified on the cross. Lamb and Sheep symbology all over the place. What this shows is that Constantine took a combination of prophets and their teachings and made one new Catholic (Universal) state religion. [/quote]
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Fish in Greek is IXTHYS (ichtùs).
Placed vertically, the letters of this word form an acrostic: Iesùs Christòs Theòu Uiòs Sotèr = Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour.
Acrostic is Greek word which means the first letter of every line or paragraph.
The fish is a widespread symbol of Christ, a motto and a compendium of the Christian faith.
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