Typology

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