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'''Typology''' is the study of "types" or pre-figurements of Christ and other Scriptural persons or things | '''Typology''' is the study of "types" or pre-figurements of Christ and other Scriptural persons or things and events that point to the fulfillment of the Old Covenant 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.” | See also [[Salvation History]] | ||
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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.” ([https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5?17 Mt 5:17-19]) | |||
== Typology as a tool for understanding the History of Salvation == | == Typology as a tool for understanding the History of Salvation == | ||
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** by which Christ redeems mankind from the Fall of Adam and Eve. | ** by which Christ redeems mankind from the Fall of Adam and Eve. | ||
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== Mary and the Ark == | |||
Mary the Mother of God parallels to many Old Testament types, but one of the most important is to the Ark of the Covenant. | |||
WIth the Incarnation, we begin the New Covenant, or fulfillment of the Old Covenant. | |||
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!Mary | |||
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|The Ark of the Covenant | |||
|The Ark moved to >> house for 3 months | |||
|Mary visits Elizabeth | |||
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|David dances | |||
|John leaps for Joy from the womb | |||
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|John the Baptist | |||
|Elizabeth and Zachariah are a type for the Old Covenant | |||
(faithful to it) | |||
|John marks the New Covenant and serves to announce it literally in his mission | |||
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== | == Biblical parallels (misc) == | ||
=== Two sons === | === Two sons === | ||
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** Jacob and Esau | ** Jacob and Esau | ||
** Adonijah and Solomon | ** Adonijah and Solomon | ||
== Sources == | |||
* [https://towerofadam.substack.com/p/typology-part-1-an-introduction Typology: Part 1 An Introduction - by Brother Alexander (substack.com)] | |||
* 9. [https://bible.org/seriespage/9-typology-christ Typology of Christ | Bible.org] | |||
[[Category:Bible]] | [[Category:Bible]] | ||
[[Category:Catechism of the Catholic Church]] | [[Category:Catechism of the Catholic Church]] | ||