The ICHTHYS or Fish
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The ICHTHYS or Fish The fish, or ichthys, was the earliest symbol of Christian self-identification. It was probably used because of Jesus' call to fishermen to be disciples. Probably by later coincidence, the Greek word for fish, ICHTHYS, was seen as an acronym for "Jesus, Son of God, Savior." This was because the first letters of each of the Greek words--Iesous Christos, Theou Huios, Soter--spelled ichthys. |