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The Gospel of John and the number 153

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The Gospel of John and the number 153
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The Gospel of John and the number 153
January 16, 2012 at 10:46 am
John 21:11 tells of the second miraculous catch of fish. In this second miraculous catch of fish a specific number of fish were caught. It was 153. Many theories abound about the significance of the number 153. Here's an interesting one. It has to do with geometry and that annoying little fish symbol that Christians put on their cars. The links are aranged from least weird to weirdest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculous_catch_of_fish

http://www.crystalinks.com/vesicapisces.html

http://www.halexandria.org/dward097.htm
I have studied the Bible and the theology behind Christianity for many years. I have been to many churches. I have walked the depth and the breadth of the religion and, as a result of this, I have a lot of bullshit to scrape off the bottom of my shoes. ~Ziploc Surprise

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The Gospel of John and the number 153 - by Ziploc Surprise - January 16, 2012 at 10:46 am
RE: The Gospel of John and the number 153 - by KichigaiNeko - January 17, 2012 at 2:03 am
RE: The Gospel of John and the number 153 - by KichigaiNeko - January 17, 2012 at 9:04 pm

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