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Types, Shadows, Christophanies
OT310: Genesis Term Paper Assignment

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Jia Hao Low

The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible in chronological order. It is part of the Pentateuch written and compiled mostly by Moses. It is also often referred to as the Torah.

The word Genesis is a Greek word, which means Origin.

The Hebrew word of the word, Genesis (Raysheeth) means Beginning.

The purpose of Genesis is simply to record the handiwork of God. This is the foundational book for all books in the Bible, as most stories in the Bible can be traced back to this book.

The book of Genesis has 2 major divisions.

4 major events (Chapter 1 – 11)
Creation
Fall
Flood
Nations

4 major people (Chapter 12 – 50)
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph

The following will be a description on Types, Shadows, and Christophanies.

1) Types

A “Type” is a biblical person, place, or thing described in the Old Testament prefiguring a future biblical person, place, or thing the New Testament or “antitype”

Romans 5:14 - Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those who had not sinned according to the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come.

2) Shadows

A “Shadow” is a vivid term to explain about the former, and the thing, which is to come. In the sunlight, the shadow that is casted on the ground appears as an outlined image, but it isn’t the image itself. It may be fairly well detailed, but isn’t original.

Colossians 2:17 - which are a shadow of things to come, but the substance is of Christ.

3) Christophanies

A “Christophany” is a term to describe the pre-incarnate appearance of Jesus Christ before his actual birth as a God-Man in the Old Testament. It can also be used to describe the appearance of Jesus Christ after the resurrection.

Types

There are many “Types” in the Old Testament.

Noah’s Ark

An example of a “Type” of Christ will be



Bibliography: Morris, Henry M. The Genesis Record, A scientific and devotional commentary on the book of beginnings, Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, 1976. Endnotes Grigg. R. (n.d) First Adam – Last Adam. Retrieved October 26, 2013 from http://creation.com/first-adamlast-adam What are Shadows, Types and Antitypes? Retrieved October 26, 2013 from http://www.rmcoc.com/types_antitypes/what_are_shadows_types_and_antitypes.htm Driscoll. M. Jesus in the Old Testament, Part 4: Christophanies. (2012). Retrieved October 26, 2013 from http://pastormark.tv/2012/05/14/jesus-in-the-old-testament-part-4-christophanies

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