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corcodell

Orthodox Resources on Typology?

Hi, guys,
I’m looking for some Orthodox books on typology. There are lots of resources on this topic in the Protestant space (or from the, let's call it, non-confessional academic area), but I have a difficult time finding Orthodox ones. Also, not looking for Patristic resources, but for modern era theologians, even into 20th century; not necessarily entire books on the topic, but chapters, or I don't know, any serious fragment of analysis.

Thanks.

Posted May 1, 2015, 3:09 PM UTC · edited

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frjohnwhiteford•

I am not aware of a good book on typology, but here are some articles that you might find helpful:

http://orthodoxwiki.org/Typology The are some references at the bottom that would be worth checking out further.

The Four Senses of Scripture: http://swordinfire.blogspot.com/2011/09/4-sense-of-scripture.html

Typology of Scripture, by William G. Moorehead http://www.bible-researcher.com/type.html

Biblical Typology & Principles of Biblical Typology, by Charles T. Fritsch http://www.bible-researcher.com/fritsch.html

It should also be noted that approaching the Scripture from a perspective other than the literal sense did not begin with St. Paul or the Fathers of the Church. It has a long history in pre-Christian Judaism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midrash http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_%281913%29/Midrashim

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#### Midrash:

In Judaism, the Midrash (/ˈmɪdrɑːʃ/; Hebrew: מדרש‎; plural midrashim) is the body of exegesis of Torah texts along with homiletic stories as taught by Chazal (Rabbinical Jewish sages of the post-Temple era) that provide an intrinsic analysis to passages in the Tanakh.

Midrash is a method of interpreting biblical stories that goes beyond simple distillation of religious, legal, or moral teachings. It fills in gaps left in the biblical narrative regarding events and personalities that are only hinted at.

The purpose of midrash was to resolve problems in the interpretation of difficult passages of the text of the Hebrew Bible, using Rabbinic principles of hermeneutics and philology to align them with the religious and ethical values of religious teachers.

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corcodellOP•

Thanks a lot.
The links do not go much beyond the definition level. What I was looking for was something like these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1592440789 or http://www.amazon.com/Study-Types-Ada-R-Habershon/dp/0825428505/ (and so many more Protestant ones).
Also, thanks for pointing out the Jewish exegesis thing, I'm looking into that too.

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revrobbcat•

I second this. As a Lutheran, would also love any such sources.

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