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Typology
The study of how persons and events in the Old Testament prefigure and point toward the New Testament.
Typology is a way of reading Scripture that sees the 'types' (shadows) in the Old Testament as pointing to the 'antitypes' (realities) in the New Testament (CCC 128-130). For example, Jonah in the whale is a type of Christ's three days in the tomb (CCC 129).
Unity of the Divine Plan
Typology demonstrates the unity of God's plan throughout salvation history, showing that the New Testament is hidden in the Old, and the Old is revealed in the New (CCC 129).
Frequently Asked Questions
Who first used typology? The New Testament authors and the Early Church Fathers used typology extensively to explain how Christ fulfilled the ancient prophecies and patterns (CCC 130).
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