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“Typology” comes up frequently in discussions of Biblical Theology, but what does it mean? Read how David Schrock explains that typology is not merely another method of reading, but an organic structure of escalation and progression arising from God’s redemptive work.

Resources to Click

• “What is Typology?” – David Schrock
• “What Designates a Valid Type? A Christotelic, Covenantal Proposal” – David Schrock
• “From Beelines to Plotlines: Typology That Follows the Covenantal Topography of Scripture” – David Schrock
• “Measuring the Tabernacle in Hebrews: How to See Biblical Types on Earth as They Are in Heaven” – Ardel Caneday
• “Was Joseph a Type of the Messiah? Tracing the Typological Identification Between Joseph, David, and Jesus?” – James M. Hamilton
• Theme of the Month: Essential Not Optional: Retrieving Biblical Theology
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Books to Read

• The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God (SSBT) – David Schrock
• Kingdom Through Covenant: A Biblical-Theological Understanding of the Covenants (Second Edition) – Peter J. Gentry & Stephen J. Wellum
• Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation – Graeme Goldsworthy
• Typology: Understanding the Bible’s Promise-Shaped Patterns – James M. Hamilton
• “Typology” by David Schrock & Sam Emadi in Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – eds. G.K. Beale, D.A. Carson, Benjamin L. Gladd, & Andrew David Nasellli
• Typos: The Typological Interpretation of the Old Testament in the New – Leonhard Goppelt
• Typology in Scripture: A Study of Hermeneutical Typos Structures – Richard M. Davidson