Probably the earliest and most profound typological structure I was ever made aware of was how the seven days of the Passion Week are mirrors of the seven days of the Creation Week. Man was created on the sixth day, Christ, the New Adam (Man), is presented by Pilate on the sixth, "Ecce homo." God began His work of creation on the first day, Christ begins His work of new creation on the first day. God finishes His creative work, Christ declares, "It is finished." John also adds to it by selecting the number of Christ's miracles to only equal seven. There's a BibleProject video on this that quite potently brings out the connotations, buttressed by its artistic depictions, and I've heard of Church Fathers who say that Christ created the world from the Cross. Powerful stuff.
Absolutely brilliant. I’m more familiar with John’s seven day structure at the start of his Gospel, finishing with the wedding at Cana, highlighting Christ as the New Adam and the Blessed Mother as the New Eve.
The creation week in the Passion narrative is such a profound inclusio. John’s gospel is easily my favourite because of all this deep typology and symbolism.
As someone who is nkt particularly well read in typology I find this approach refreshing and really appeeciate how it emphasises God's whole pkan of salvation from Genesis to Revelation.
Probably the earliest and most profound typological structure I was ever made aware of was how the seven days of the Passion Week are mirrors of the seven days of the Creation Week. Man was created on the sixth day, Christ, the New Adam (Man), is presented by Pilate on the sixth, "Ecce homo." God began His work of creation on the first day, Christ begins His work of new creation on the first day. God finishes His creative work, Christ declares, "It is finished." John also adds to it by selecting the number of Christ's miracles to only equal seven. There's a BibleProject video on this that quite potently brings out the connotations, buttressed by its artistic depictions, and I've heard of Church Fathers who say that Christ created the world from the Cross. Powerful stuff.
Absolutely brilliant. I’m more familiar with John’s seven day structure at the start of his Gospel, finishing with the wedding at Cana, highlighting Christ as the New Adam and the Blessed Mother as the New Eve.
The creation week in the Passion narrative is such a profound inclusio. John’s gospel is easily my favourite because of all this deep typology and symbolism.
Glory to God.
I adore the typology in this post.
As someone who is nkt particularly well read in typology I find this approach refreshing and really appeeciate how it emphasises God's whole pkan of salvation from Genesis to Revelation.
The whole Bible really does point to Christ.
Thanks, and God bless
Thanks so much!