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.

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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