Typology is the discernment of realities, events, deeds, words, symbols, or signs in the Bible that foreshadow the fulfillment of God’s plan in Jesus Christ. Some brief comments on each section of the above definition to sum up what we have seen so far: The discernment—Typology discerns in the works of God prefigurations of what is to come in the person of Jesus Christ. More than a scientific study that follows mathematical rules, discernment implies a work of faith, with openness to the Holy Spirit
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