Typology Essay

Typology, in Christian theology and Biblical exegesis is a doctrine or theory concerning the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. There many types in the Bible that can be brought to mind. Jesus fulfills most of these types that which help fulfill the Covenant with Abraham. Jesus’s fulfillment of the types such as being the Lamb of God as in reference to the tenth plague. It is made to seem that Jesus fulfills all of the prophecies that were told by Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel that are then fulfilled in the gospels and the New Testament. Jesus being the incarnate Son, shows his nature as man and His miracles and preachings are showing his divine nature.“Jesus’ claims of divinity are the basis for the Catholic teaching on
Salvation History is God’s saving action in human history as recorded in the Bible. In relations to the Trinity, God the Father sends His Son down to Earth to teach us about Salvation History. These teachings are shown in the Old Testament and then are fulfilled by Jesus. Theses types are foreshadowings of what is to come from the messiah. One example is in Luke 2:4-7 when the Old Testament prophecy says that the Savior will be born in Bethlehem; “And Joseph too went up from Galilee fro the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem… While they were there, the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son.” Another example is when in Luke 4:16-21 which says that Savior will be filled with the Spirit of God; “He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me’… He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”” Another example is in Luke 1: 26-38 where Mary undoes Eve’s no, with Mary’s yes. A final example is in Luke 4: 16-21 that the people are fulfilled in their hearing. All of these are fulfilled by Jesus Christ through His human and divine
Messianic Hope is the Jewish belief and expectation that a messiah would come to protect, unite, and lead Israel to freedom. One example of how Jesus fulfills the Messianic Hope was in Isaiah 9:1-6 where Jesus Christ is the Prince of Peace and the Son of God who forever rules the Kingdom of Heaven. Another example is in Isaiah 52:13-53:12 when they profuse an uncannily accurate description of Christ’s Passion. He suffered and died for our salvation. A final example is in Jeremiah 31:31-34 where the New Covenant is established in Jesus Christ. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, Christ lives in every believer’s heart. All three of these examples are filled with the Messianic Hope. All three are totally fulfilled by Jesus