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Realizing the identity of their advisor, the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" [6] at which Peter jumped into the water to meet him (an aspect of the story often illustrated in Christian art), while the remaining disciples followed in the boat, towing the net, which proved to be full of 153 large fish. The fish caught ...
Thus the act of fishing brings the fish from the domain of sin and death to that of God. Similarly the disciples are tasked with bringing souls from sin and evil into the domain of God. The water reference might also be linked to the idea of baptism, which in Matthew 28:19 is explicitly linked to the disciples' mission. [5]: 138
It contains an account of a post-crucifixion appearance in Galilee, which the text describes as the third time Jesus had appeared to his disciples. In the course of this chapter, there is a miraculous catch of 153 fish , the confirmation of Peter's love for Jesus , a foretelling of Peter 's death, and a comment about the beloved disciple 's future.
In John 21, Peter goes fishing with six other disciples. They do not catch any fish all night, but in the morning Jesus meets them and tells them to throw their net on the other side of the boat. When they do, there is a miraculous catch of 153 fish. Jesus and his disciples have breakfast on the shore.
The remains of the boat, 27 feet (8.2 meters) long, 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) wide and with a maximum preserved height of 4.3 feet (1.3 meters), first appeared during a drought, when the waters of the Sea (actually a great fresh-water lake) receded. [1] Other than the dating, there is no evidence connecting the boat to Jesus or his disciples.
Jesus preaches to crowds from aboard the boat of fishermen Simon, John and James, then leads them into making a miraculous catch of fish. Simon subsequently recognizes Jesus as the Messiah and Jesus makes him his first disciple, renaming him Simon Peter. Joined by his new followers, Jesus continues to preach and perform miracles.
The Vulgate for this verse has navicula, “a little ship,” because they were small boats, which were used for crossing the lake, and normally they were used for fishing. Mark 4:36 adds, "they received him as he was," i.e., as he was teaching the people who were standing on the shore.
Jesus is pictured right in the middle of the painting with an aurora and lit by the sun, standing on Simon's boat with a few other followers. On the banks are there a large number of figures that are also partially lit by the sun. Close to their right fish are loaded into reed baskets from rowing boats, possibly a reference to the miraculous catch.