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Scripture · Lesson 4 · 30 min
Typology: Reading the Shadows
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Paul says the rock that followed Israel in the wilderness was Christ. This lesson teaches the ancient art of typological reading without letting it run wild.
Shadow and substance
A type is a real historical event or person that also foreshadows something greater to come. Reading typologically does not deny the plain, historical sense of a passage; it reads that history as part of a larger pattern culminating in Christ.
Read the Scriptures
1 Corinthians 10:1-4Hebrews 10:1
From the Prayer Book
Collect for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
“Stir up, we beseech thee, O Lord, the wills of thy faithful people; that they, plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded.”
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Discussion Questions
- Where have you seen a 'type' pointing to Christ before, without knowing the word for it?
- What guardrails keep typology from becoming pure imagination?