Ichthus

Die ichthus, van die Koine-Grieks: ikhthū́s [transliterasie] (Koine-Grieks: ἰχθύς, 1ste eeuse Koine-Grieks uitspraak: ikʰˈtʰys, "vis") is (in sy moderne weergawe) 'n simbool wat bestaan uit twee kruisende boë, met die eindpunte van die regterkant wat verby die ontmoetingspunt strek om soos die vorm van 'n vis te lyk. Daar word gespekuleer dat die simbool deur die vroeë Christene aangeneem is as 'n geheime simbool; dit wil sê 'n sjibbolet om vas te stel of 'n ander persoon inderdaad 'n Christen was.^[1]^[2]

↑ Robert Mowat, “ΙΧΘΥΣ,” in Atti del II° congresso internazionale di archeologica cristi-ana tenuto in Roma nell’ aprile 1900 (Rome: Spithöver, 1902), 1–8
↑ Rasimus, T. ,2011. Revisiting the Ichthys: A Suggestion Concerning the Origins of Christological Fish Symbolism. Pp 327-348 in Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices. Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online. "Such solutions, once popular, include the fish as a secret symbol for persecuted Christians or as a symbol for Christ mystically sacrificed in the Eucharist."

[Mowat1900-1] Robert Mowat, “ΙΧΘΥΣ,” in Atti del II° congresso internazionale di archeologica cristi-ana tenuto in Roma nell’ aprile 1900 (Rome: Spithöver, 1902), 1–8

[Rasimus2011-2] Rasimus, T. ,2011. Revisiting the Ichthys: A Suggestion Concerning the Origins of Christological Fish Symbolism. Pp 327-348 in Mystery and Secrecy in the Nag Hammadi Collection and Other Ancient Literature: Ideas and Practices. Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online. "Such solutions, once popular, include the fish as a secret symbol for persecuted Christians or as a symbol for Christ mystically sacrificed in the Eucharist."

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