typology: “See, something greater than Jonah is here!… See, something greater than Solomon is here!” (Matt 12:41–42).71 With this background, we can now formulate a few specific rules for handling typological interpretation: First, always precede typological interpretation with literary-historical interpretation (literary includes grammatical). We must know the author’s message for Israel before we look for ways to focus the message on Jesus Christ and apply it to the church.