A boat on the Sea of Tiberius, maybe as far from shore as the boat that Peter and the other disciples were in when they saw the Risen Christ on the seashore (21:1-29.) I don't think there is another scene in the Gospels which makes it so abundantly clear that these men had a fishing business. They have seen the Risen Christ twice in Jerusalem, but here they are in Galilee back to business as usual. When they drag their catch ashore they leave their risen Lord waiting over the fire with the breakfast he has prepared for them, while they count their catch "153 large fish." Through the centuries Scripture scholars have tried to guess the symbolism of 153. Maybe as businessmen they just wanted to see how much money the catch was worth.
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