Of the Hundred and fifty-three fish

Zusatztext

The number 153, which is mentioned in the Gospel of John as the number of fish caught at the nocturnal fishing on Lake Tiberias appears as significant as it is mysterious. Also the richness of its mathematical relations - it yields, e.g., the addition series or the triangular number of the seventeen, which is mentioned in the Mosaic writings quite often, and it represents the first Armstrong number - cannot explain the peculiar way of its mention: it stands alone, without further indication of measure as is the case with other numbers. It is mentioned without any further arithmetical or narrative context; it appears like a statement that contains a special but hidden meaning. The work traces the meaning of the number on the basis of the Hebrew etymology. In the process, a hitherto unknown relation of this number to the story of camel and eye of a needle in the other three Gospels is revealed.

Autorenportrait

Geboren 1956 - ab 1974 Studium der Freien Malerei und Freien Graphik in Köln bei Karl Marx und Pravoslav Sovak - 1978 Begegnung mit der Münchner Rhythmenlehre, ab 1983 Seminare bei Wolfgang Döbereiner - Seminartätigkeit zu Kunstgeschichte und Astrologie - 1984-1990 Dozent an der Kölner FH für Kunst & Design, Seminare für Zeichnen als Entwicklung des Sehens - Maler, Bildhauer, Autor - astrologische Beratungs- und Seminartätigkeit, Essays.

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