A Typology of Red-Purple?

Elliott Stevens has an interest post here on the possible typology of red-purple in the Bible. I am not entirely convinced of the entire argument including whether this really qualifies as typology. But I do think that some of the connections are worth considering.

The Use of Hosea 11:1 in Matthew 2:15

Just in time for Christmas, Craig Blomberg tackles the issue of how Matthew 2:15 is using Hosea 11:1 here.

Garden of Eden as Temple or Sanctuary

Many Bible students today see the Garden of Eden in Genesis as a prototype temple or sanctuary. Greg Beale identifies fourteen reasons for this identification (The Temple and the Church’s Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God, New Studies in Biblical Theology [Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2004]). John Walton also holds a similar position. But as Andrew Perriman points out in this post, this kind of identification is open to question. I have personally gone back-and-forth on the issue and remain agnostic.

More Similarities between Moses and Jesus

A couple of days ago I posted on some similarities between the birth of Moses and the birth of Jesus (see here). James Gray has now posted a table with a fairly extensive list of similarities between Moses and Jesus in general (see here).

The Birth of Moses and the Birth of Jesus

Recently while working through Exodus, it struck me that there are a number of similarities between the birth narratives of Moses and Jesus. Consider the following list.

• Both birth narratives are associated with Egypt
• Both birth narratives occur during times of oppression (Egypt, Rome)
• Both birth narratives involve potential infanticide
• Both birth narratives involve a non-biological parent (Pharaoh’s daughter, Joseph)
• Both birth narratives highlight the role of the mother
• Both birth narratives involve a baby who will deliver his people
• Both birth narratives involve population concerns (growth of the Israelites and the census in Luke)
• Both birth narratives note the placement of the child (Moses in a basket, Jesus in a manger
• Both birth narratives highlight the etymological significance of the naming of the child (Exod 2:10; Matt 1:23-25)
• Although not strictly part of the birth narrative, the accounts of both Moses and Jesus move quickly from birth to adulthood (little is said related to childhood and adolescence)

Typology and David's Rise to Power

  

James Hamilton has posted a link to his article “The Typology of David’s Rise to Power: Messianic Patterns in the Book of Samuel” from a recent issue of the Southern Baptist Journal of Theology 16:2 (2012). See also his explanatory post here.

 

Typology

  
The Credo magazine/blog has a link to Brent Parker's recent Evangelical Theological Society paper on typology. I have not had the opportunity to go through all thirty-three pages of the paper, but I have enjoyed what I have read so far. You can access the Credo post and paper here.
 

Parallels Between the Battle of David Against Goliath and Christ Against Satan

  
Nicholas Batzig draws some interesting parallels between he battle of David against Goliath and Christ against Satan. Some of the parallels are a bit more convincing to me than others but check it out here. 
  

Typology

  
David Murray continues his series on preaching Christ from the Old Testament by discussing typology. You can access his lecture notes and audio here.
 

Typology

Typology is a helpful way of acknowledging divinely-intended revelatory patterns in Scripture. Typology is also a legitimate way to read the Old Testament in light of the New. However, sometimes Christian interpreters can become so focused on a New Testament antitype that the meaning of the Old Testament passage on which the type is based is ignored or neglected. This is a fundamental error. Indeed, one could argue that in the progress of revelation, the contextual meaning of an Old Testament passage would have been recognized prior to its significance as a type. Furthermore, failure to interpret the Old Testament type in its original context will likely mean that the full significance of the New Testament antitype will be missed as well. As John Feinberg notes,

“The matter of typology can be summarized as follows: (1) a type must have meaning in its own context; (2) the meaning of the type in its own context is essential for a type/antitype relationship (otherwise we have an example of a parable or perhaps an allegory, but not an example of typology); and (3) ignoring items 1 and 2 threatens the very integrity of the Old Testament.”

John S. Feinberg, “Salvation in the Old Testament,” in Tradition and Testament: Essays in Honor of Charles Lee Feinberg (Chicago: Moody, 1981), 47.