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Embark on a journey through biblical typology, discovering how figures and events in the Old Testament foreshadow those in the New Testament. Explore the significance of biblical types like Jonah's emergence from the whale mirroring Jesus' resurrection, and Moses' parting of the Red Sea as a prefigurement of Baptism. Delve into how typology reveals God's masterful plan for humanity's salvation, showcasing His authorship of history. Discover the power of types as analogies that illuminate the connections between the old and the new, enriching your understanding of Scripture and deepening your faith.
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Beginning to Read the Bible Typology
Typology • A Biblical Type is a person, place, or event in the Old Testament that has its own proper significance but also prefigures a person, place, or event later in the Old Testament or in the New Testament. • For example, Jonah emerging from the whale after 3 days is a type of Jesus emerging from the tomb after 3 days.
Typology • Also, Moses’ parting of the Red Sea can be viewed as a type of Baptism (according to St. Paul 1 Cor 10:2) • Typology shows us that God is the author of history and how He gradually unfolds His plan to save humanity. • See CCC 1094
More than a prediction… • A prediction is a foretelling of something that may happen in the future. • Ex. Predictions of the coming of Jesus and his suffering. “I gave my back to those who beat me, my cheeks to those who tore out my beard;My face I did not hide from insults and spitting.” Isaiah 50:6 • A type is a person or event that has its own original meaning and also points forward to something else in the future. • Types can be uses as analogies that explain the new in terms of the old. • Ex. Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac points forward to God’s sacrifice of His only Son on the cross.