{"product_id":"advent-prayers-for-kids-paperback","title":"Advent Prayers for Kids - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuisette Kraal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is a Christmas children's rhyming prayer book decorated with fishes? The fish (ichthys) historically was a symbol for Christians to meet in a safe place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Romans' times, the church was persecuted; that is the word we use to say that the police would take the Christians to prison because it was against the law to pray to Jesus. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Christians wanted to pray in a group, they used this symbol so other Christians would know where to look for other believers and find people to pray with but still be safe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word \"Ichthys\" comes from Greek. It is an acrostic and can be read as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI - Iota (which means Jesus) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eX - Christos (which means Christ) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eN - Theou (which means God) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eY - Yidos (which means Son) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eY - Sigma (which means Savior). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you put it all together, it means \"Jesus Christ, God's Son, is Savior.\" Let's pray.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 10 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42739497664575,"sku":"9781737964780","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/22ce172f87c2c382eece56762f12c11c.webp?v=1765156861","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/advent-prayers-for-kids-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}