Who He claimed to be and who they believed He was back then of the ones who excepted Him as who He claimed to be.

As the Messiah!
God Jesus Christ!

It also removes any doubt that a table once existed in the center of the hall- paid for by a woman named Akeptous:
" The God -loveing Akeptous has offered the table to " God Jesus Christ " as a memorial.

From Everlasting To Everlasting Thou Art God They Believed!

They believed He was who He claimed to be.
They believed before Christianity was established they believed from Ancient Times and from examining all the evidence!
I believe what they believed too!

The Greek word for fish is ichtys.
It is said to have been adopted as a Christian symbol because it contains the initial letters ' of the appellation.

Jesus Christ , Son of God, Savior in Greek.
( I[esous] Ch[ristos] Th[eou] Y[ios] S[oter]; I[noov ] X[ pioio]
O[ eov] Y[lo ] Z [ wtnpl]

Look at what was uncovered what could be the earliest Christian church in the Holy Land and this Christian structure seems to have been built in the transition between the end of the Jewish settlement and before the established Christianity.

They Believed He was and is..
"God Jesus Christ".

And if it was proof enough for them way back then it is proof enough for me too and more of course then just that: BUT THEY BELIEVED TOO.
So very long ago "The Megiddo Church".