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“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” | “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” | ||
- Mt. 5:17-19: | - Mt. 5:17-19: | ||
== Typology as a tool for understanding the History of Salvation == | |||
* typology reveals the parallels between the Old and New Testaments | |||
** which helps us to understand "[[Salvation History]]," or "God's Plan for Salvation | |||
** by which Christ redeems mankind from the Fall of Adam and Eve. | |||
== sources == | == sources == | ||
Revision as of 20:59, 3 April 2024
Typology is the study of "types" or pre-figurements of Christ and other Scriptural persons or things/events that point to the fulfillment of the Bible by Jesus Christ.
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” - Mt. 5:17-19:
Typology as a tool for understanding the History of Salvation
- typology reveals the parallels between the Old and New Testaments
- which helps us to understand "Salvation History," or "God's Plan for Salvation
- by which Christ redeems mankind from the Fall of Adam and Eve.
sources
- Typology: Part 1 An Introduction - by Brother Alexander (substack.com)
- 9. Typology of Christ | Bible.org
Other Biblical parallels
Two sons
- the Parable of the Prodigal Son starts
A man had two sons... (Lk 15:11)
- unrelated to the parable, but "two sons" or sibling rivalries ocurr across the Bible:
- Cain and Abel
- Ishmael and Isaac
- Jacob and Esau
- Adonijah and Solomon