I saw this on a car the other day and have no idea what it's supposed to mean. I've seen the Icthus, the WWJD one, the one with "fish n chips", the Darwin one, etc. - but never this one.Anyone seen it before? Got a guess as to what it means?
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
What does it mean...?
I saw this on a car the other day and have no idea what it's supposed to mean. I've seen the Icthus, the WWJD one, the one with "fish n chips", the Darwin one, etc. - but never this one.Anyone seen it before? Got a guess as to what it means?
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with a little digging...I found that the symbol inside of the icthus is the Chi Ro and found this about it:
"Chi-Rho is the oldest known monogram (or letter symbol) for Christ. Some call this symbol the "Christogram" and it dates back to the second century Roman Emperor Constantine. Though the truth of this story is questionable, it is said that Constantine saw this symbol in the sky before an important battle, and he heard the message, "By this sign, conquer." Thus, he adopted the symbol for his army. Chi (x =ch) and Rho (p = r) are the first three letters of "Christ" or "Christos" in the Greek language. Though there are many variations of the Chi-Rho, most commonly it consists of the overlaying of the two letters, and oftentimes is surrounded by a circle."
aww, Dawn beat me to the punch. My college roommate was a history buff,and when he heard of the whole Constantine thing, he went and got a huge Chi Ro tattoo on his arm.
I think it means "Pirates for Jesus" - that would be cool!
Dawn, Matt (and Kipp via email)- cool, nice work! I'm glad to hear it's an historical positive explanation. That's rich. Rob Wegner and I were both a little stumped on it!
Amber - Garrrrrr! :)
hi pastor.. I live in Brazil and would like to know where to find this icthus you bought ... already dug into the internet and can not find ...
Please, contact me
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