Christ in the Old Testament

Understanding Typology (with Mitch Chase)

Kirk E. Miller

Jesus is the true and better Adam. He’s our Passover Lamb whose death brings about a new Exodus. Indwelt by God’s Spirit, Christ’s church is the end-time temple of God. And on and on we could go. The Bible is littered with types, “prophetic patterns,” that anticipate and find their fulfillment in Christ. But what exactly is typology, and how does it function? What are its underlying assumptions, the theological operating system if you will, on which it runs? And should we be imitating the apostles by practicing typological interpretation even today? Mitch Chase joins us to help us answer these questions.

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The C.H.R.I.S.T. Acronym, Pt. 3 (How to Read the Bible, Ep. 16)

Kirk E. Miller

So now that we understand the overarching storyline of scripture centered in Christ, how do we go about interpreting specific texts in light of it? In this episode, we conclude the C.H.R.I.S.T. acronym, a device to help us discern faithful connections to Christ.

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The C.H.R.I.S.T. Acronym, Pt. 2 (How to Read the Bible, Ep. 15)

Kirk E. Miller

So now that we understand the overarching storyline of scripture centered in Christ, how do we go about interpreting specific texts in light of it? In this episode, we continue unpacking the C.H.R.I.S.T. acronym, an easy-to-remember methodology for thinking about the ways various passages relate to Christ.

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The C.H.R.I.S.T. Acronym, Pt. 1 (How to Read the Bible, Ep. 14)

Kirk E. Miller

So now that we understand the overarching storyline of scripture centered in Christ, how do we go about interpreting specific texts in light of it? In this episode, we will introduce the C.H.R.I.S.T. acronym as an easy-to-remember methodology for thinking about the ways various passages relate to Christ.

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Understanding the Prophets (with Eric Tully)

Kirk E. Miller

Out of all the parts of the Bible, many find the Old Testament prophetic literature to be among some of the most difficult to read and understand. The prophets can feel incredibly distant, addressing unfamiliar historical situations. Their writings can feel bizarre, using imagery that’s hard to understand, or even unruly—”Can someone provide me a roadmap to these books?” And yet Eric Tully argues that the prophetic writings serve as an important junction in between God’s foundational activity in the Old Testament (think Genesis-Chronicles) and how God will finally resolve that story in Christ (the New Testament). If we want to understand the Old Testament and Jesus(!) we need to understand the prophets.

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