fisher of men
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"Fisher of men" is a biblical metaphor used by Jesus to describe the calling of his disciples, especially Saint Peter, to bring people into the faith as one would gather fish.
Observed surface forms (1)
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| Fisher of men | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian theological concept
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New Testament phrase ⓘ biblical metaphor ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Andrew the Apostle
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James son of Zebedee NERFINISHED ⓘ John son of Zebedee NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInBook |
Gospel of Luke
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Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFigure |
Saint Peter
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the Twelve Apostles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishRendering |
fisher of men
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fishers of men ⓘ |
| hasGenre | religious metaphor ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
invitation to participate in Jesus’ mission
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responsibility to proclaim the Gospel ⓘ transformation of secular work into spiritual vocation ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSourceText |
Holy Bible
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New Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences |
Christian missionary identity
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Christian understanding of vocation ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian preaching
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catechesis ⓘ |
| metaphorFrom | fishing ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian mission
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Great Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ apostleship ⓘ evangelist ⓘ |
| relatesToOccupation | fisherman ⓘ |
| scripturalReferenceExample |
Luke 5:10
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Mark 1:17 ⓘ Matthew 4:19 ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bringing people to faith
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calling of the disciples ⓘ gathering believers into the Kingdom of God ⓘ spiritual harvest ⓘ |
| thematicDomain |
Christian discipleship
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evangelism ⓘ mission ⓘ |
| tradition | Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInContext | call narrative of the first disciples ⓘ |
| usedInPreachingTradition |
Christian homiletics
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missionary sermons ⓘ |
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