Did Old Testament saints comprehend the types and shadows as pointing to better things to come? This article evaluates the view of one scholar who argued that such saints did not, and shows it to be lacking. The author explains that the symbol and type needed the Word, which was there to explain their function, that they were but images of the reality to come.

The Old Testament sacrifices functioned as God’s revelation to his people, but they also functioned as types. This article discusses the terms used in the discussion of typology. It looks at the nature, character, and function of these types in the OT.

The Old Testament sacrifices functioned as God’s revelation to his people, but they also functioned as types. This article discusses the meaning of typology in scripture and in theology, and as understood during the Reformation and Post-Reformation.

The Old Testament sacrifices functioned as God’s revelation to his people, but they also functioned as types. This article shows how the Greek and Latin church fathers understood these types.