Biblical Typology: How the Old Testament Points to Christ, His Church, and the Consummation (Vern S. Poythress)

Description

How to Study the Old Testament for Signs of Christ

Believers read Scripture to follow Christ and deepen their relationship with him. But since a majority of the Bible was written before Jesus’s life and death on the cross, many people rely on the Old Testament for historical context and moral guidance alone. However, when studied in detail, we see how even the Old Testament reveals Christ as the center of God’s plan for redemption.

Biblical Typology examines how the Old Testament foreshadows Christ, the church, and the consummation through types—or symbols—pointing toward fulfillment. Well-known for his academic yet accessible writing, Vern S. Poythress not only provides examples of types and analogies found in God’s word but also teaches readers a practical framework and diagram for effectively examining them throughout Scripture. Readers will learn how to identify and interpret biblical typology for themselves as they deepen their understanding of the Bible and the wisdom of God.

Great for Bible Teachers: Teaches pastors, Bible study leaders, and thoughtful lay people how to effectively study biblical typology in the Old Testament

Practical How-To: Not only examines Scripture for examples of Christ in the Old Testament but teaches how readers can find types for themselves

Uses Helpful Tools: Introduces a practical framework and diagram to effectively interpret typology within the Old Testament

Academic yet Accessible: Written by scholar, professor, and author Vern S. Poythress

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Endorsements

“I am delighted to see Vern Poythress’s book on biblical typology. His knowledge of the Scriptures and the interpretive principles necessary to handle them responsibly is unsurpassed. He presents the complex topic of biblical types clearly and simply so that laypeople and scholars alike will benefit. This is a book that you will not want to miss.”

Richard L. Pratt Jr.

Table of Contents

Tables and Illustrations

Introduction: What Is Typology?

Part 1: Introducing the Challenge of the Old Testament

Chapter 1: Understanding the Old Testament

Chapter 2: Interpreting Noah’s Flood

Chapter 3: The Bronze Serpent (Num. 21:4–9)

Part 2: A Framework for Typological Interpretation

Chapter 4: Basic Theology for Typology

Chapter 5: The Shape of Our Response to the Bible

Part 3: Introducing the Practice of Typological Interpretation

Chapter 6: Introducing Clowney’s Triangle

Chapter 7: The Tabernacle and Its Furniture (Exodus 25)

Chapter 8: Clowney’s Triangle for Episodes in Genesis

Chapter 9: Underlying Principles for Clowney’s Triangle

Part 4: Deepening Our Understanding of Typological Meaning

Chapter 10: Symbolism and Theophany

Chapter 11: The Nature of Meaning

Chapter 12: Three Complementary Perspectives on Meaning

Chapter 13: The Theme of Mediation

Chapter 14: Comparing Types with Other Relations between Meanings

Chapter 15: Analogies, Symbols, Types, and Prophecies as Perspectives

Chapter 16: Allegorization

Part 5: Enrichment of Clowney’s Triangle

Chapter 17: Enhancements to Clowney’s Triangle

Chapter 18: Multifaceted Meaning

Chapter 19: Boundaries for Typological Interpretation

Chapter 20: Maxims for Typological Interpretation

Part 6: The Practice of Typological Interpretation

Chapter 21: Types in the Mosaic Administration

Chapter 22: Types in Redemptive Plots

Chapter 23: Types in Creation

Chapter 24: Types in the Earthly Life of Jesus

Part 7: Interpretation of Analogies

Chapter 25: Analogies as Similar to Types

Chapter 26: Using the Triangle for Analogy

Chapter 27: Analogies for the Attributes of God

Chapter 28: Analogies for the Trinity

Chapter 29: The Extent of Analogies

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A: Patrick Fairbairn’s Principles for Typology

Appendix B: The Terminology for a “Type”

Appendix C: Distinctiveness in the Study of Typology

Appendix D: Clowney’s Triangle of Typology

Appendix E: Christocentric Preaching

Bibliography

General Index

Scripture Index

Product Details

Title: Biblical Typology: How the Old Testament Points to Christ, His Church, and the Consummation  

Author: Vern S. Poythress

Publisher: Crossway Publishing

Pages: 320

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.5 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm

ISBN: 9781433592423