Symbols of the Christian Faith
Symbols of the Christian Faith The Latin cross is deemed the universal icon representing today’s ideologies of the Christian faith. ... These concepts prove the cross to be a faulty, outdated representation of the true nature behind the Christian faith. The history underlying the Christian fish symbol proves itself to be much more relevant and concrete evidence for a truer representation of the tiers upon which Christian faith should stand. ... Opposing popular assumption, the very earliest depictions of Jesus’ crucifixion in Christian art pose him upon a stake, rather than a cross. ... Either shape of the crucifixion apparatus yields a contradiction to the popular Latin cross idolized today, proving its irrelevance to the Christian faith. Further refuting the use of the cross as an icon of the Christian faith, are the facts behind the simple technique of a crucifixion. ... The principles underlying the Christian faith are love and life, yet the cross only accentuates suffering and death. The exhibition of the fish symbol represents the Christian faith much more effectively. ... A second link between the fish and the Christian religion is discovered in the break down of the Greek word for fish, “ichthus.