Understanding the Bible

Can we understand God’s big plan for our world by reading the Bible?

Can we learn more about Jesus by reading the Old Testament?

The Bible tells us about God’s plan. It contains the history of our world from creation to the first people, Adam and Eve, the Fall and then the story of the chosen people of God.

Eventually, we see the coming of the promised Saviour, Jesus Christ and the establishment of the Church and his sacraments.

*Note – Certain figures in the Bible pre-figure Christ or Mary. Mary always points to her son, Jesus. Sacraments are often for-shadowed by people or events in the Old Testament.

The Typology of the Bible points to a deeper meaning beyond the stories. There are many Types in the Bible. In this blog we will focus on a few key ones.

And there’s more..

The Golden Thread

The concept of The Golden Thread was attributed to St Augustine. It means the thread that holds the precious jewels together over time. In a sense it winds its way through history connecting the events from ancient times through to Jesus Christ and the church today.

God reveals himself through Scripture and Tradition.

Sometimes reading the Bible can be a bit confusing, with so many stories and styles involved. The Church magisterium helps us to make sense of this through its careful and ongoing reflection on the interpretation of the Bible. and how it relates to our lives and practice. What we believe, has its foundations in Scripture and Tradition

Let’s begin our exploration of Typology

It all begins with……..

“In the beginning God Created the heavens and the earth….”
“And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.”
^{An the story continues from there..}
Genesis 1:1, 31

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Click through the menu at the top to find stories from the Bible and how they are linked.

There are characters and events and even passages that are important in the whole story of salvation history.

Firstly, some words you may come across in the blog.

Typology is a way for us to understand the Bible by looking at the big picture. Some events, people or images from the Old and New Testament can be seen to connect. This gives us a better way to see the overall plan of God.

Pre-figure The truth already exists in the figure, in the Old testament but is yet to unfold. Adam is said to be a figure of Christ

For-shadow An Old Testament reality which points to its fulfilment in the New Testament

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