What kind of fish did jesus eat?

Answer 1

Yes - he ate fish a great deal. We hear in the gospel stories that he even cooked and ate fish after his resurrection. The main reason is simply that fish was part of the staple diet of Jewish people at that time. Meat was relatively scarce as there were few cattle - so beef was not particularly popular, and a great deal of cattle were used as sacrifies in the Temple. Mutton or lamb was commonplace and ate very regularly as the terrain around was fine for keeping sheep. Pork was forbidden by Jewish law as the pig was thought to be an 'unclean' animal. So, as there was ample fishing in the Mediterranean Sea, the River Jordan and the Sea of Galilee, fish was an important source of protein and ate very regularly. And it is tasty of course! The Dead Sea, it is believed, was still lifeless because of the high salt content, even in those days, and so this would not have been used fo fishing. We hear in the gospels that of Jesus' disciples both Peter and his brother Andrew were both fishermen in the Galilee area, as was Zebedee, the father of disciple brothers James and John.

Another View:

Jesus did NOT eat fish. Jesus was about mercy, peace and love. If someone has mercy, do you think he would be murdering and eating God's creatures?

It should be noted that some scholars contend that the Greek word for "fish weed" (a dried seaweed) has been mistranslated in this story as "fish". It is certainly true that dried fishweed would be more likely in a basket with bread, and fishweed remains a popular food among Palestinian peasants like the people to whom Jesus was speaking. Also, in the beginning of the story (Matthew 14:13) it says Jesus got to this place by boat. These people were right by the sea. If they were out of fish, why not just go on a quick fishing expedition? Surely with 5,000 men present it would not be that hard to go fishing. With this in mind, it further supports the thought that fishweed was being used, not actual fish.

Answer 2

There are believed to be between eighteen and twenty-four different species of indigenous fish in the Sea of Galilee. These species include the Musht, the Biny fish, and the Sardine.

Answer 3

jesus caught many types of fish but mainly caught big mouth bass

Answer 4

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