Quote Originally Posted by Hyfi View Post
Again it is all correspondences. Every sect had their own code or way of saying something which had another meaning or correspondence.

What more than likely is the meaning is that they were taught to fish and bake bread and take care of themselves; more so than someone walked up and down the line of masses handing out a smelly fish and stale loaf of bread in one day.


I know the bible is full of symbolism such as the numbers 7 and 40. In my readings I have never been a bible literalist.