One Fish, Two Fish…153 Fish?

In the synoptic Gospels - Matthew Mark and Luke - the use of parables to teach is widespread. In comparison, the Gospel of John, in which Jesus doesn’t teach in parables per se, can be more difficult to grasp. On the surface, just hearing the story we might think we can tell what’s going on, but often the real meat of the teaching is found in the small details that draw us in. What’s going on in John 22:1-14? And what does it mean when the text tell us that exactly 153 fish were caught?