BUILDING BIBLICAL THEOLOGY
STUDY GUIDE 3.3
Lesson 3: Diachronic Developments in the Old Testament
Section 3: Topical Developments

OUTLINE FOR NOTES

III. Topical Developments

A. Traditional Topics

B. Typology

  1. Definition

  2. Features

  3. Identification

Conclusion

REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. What is the difference in the way Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology study topics?

2. What is a "type" as understood in the narrow sense in Biblical Theology?

3. What is an "antitype" as understood in the context of Biblical Theology?

4. Explain what Romans 5:14, 1 Peter 3:20-21, Colossians 2:17, and John 3:14-15 teach us about biblical types?

5. Explain the five features of typology as taught in the lesson.

6. Explain how the figure of speech used in the phrase "That skyscraper is tall, like a mountain" is like "typology" used in Scripture.

7. What are the three main groups of elements used in typologies?

8. What example does the lesson give of how typologies often appear in series?

9. According to Dr. Pratt, did the Old Testament writers know that the types were pointing to a future reality?

10. What illustration does the lesson give to explain how much could be known from a biblical "type" about the "antitype" to which it points?


APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. How will an understanding of biblical typology help you understand the Old Testament better? How will it help you see Christ and preach the gospel from all of Scripture?

2. What is the most important lesson you have learned from this whole lesson? Explain why.