40 Questions about Typology and Allegory
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Summary
A survey of two literary devices that are indispensable for understanding salvation history
A biblical type is a person， place， or thing in salvation history that corresponds to a later person， place， or thing in the scriptural text。 An allegory is a passage that says one thing in order to say something else。 Both are common literary devices in the Bible that are vital for understanding truths about Jesus Christ found nowhere else。
In 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory， Mitchell Chase provides a thorough introduction to both devices， showing where they appear throughout Scripture and the historical roles they have played in biblical interpretation。 In a convenient question-and-answer format， Chase answers key questions such as:
- Why should interpreters care about typology and allegory？
- How do we identify types？
- What are the theological assumptions of typology？
- Do all types lead to Christ？
- What is allegorical interpretation？
- How was allegory practiced in the early church？
- How should we practice allegorical interpretation？
Situating typology and allegory within salvation history， Chase shows how these devices reveal the interconnectedness of Scripture and commonly overlooked aspects of Christ's person and work。 Scholars， Bible teachers， and preachers will find this an essential resource for interpreting Scripture more comprehensively。
A biblical type is a person， place， or thing in salvation history that corresponds to a later person， place， or thing in the scriptural text。 An allegory is a passage that says one thing in order to say something else。 Both are common literary devices in the Bible that are vital for understanding truths about Jesus Christ found nowhere else。
In 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory， Mitchell Chase provides a thorough introduction to both devices， showing where they appear throughout Scripture and the historical roles they have played in biblical interpretation。 In a convenient question-and-answer format， Chase answers key questions such as:
- Why should interpreters care about typology and allegory？
- How do we identify types？
- What are the theological assumptions of typology？
- Do all types lead to Christ？
- What is allegorical interpretation？
- How was allegory practiced in the early church？
- How should we practice allegorical interpretation？
Situating typology and allegory within salvation history， Chase shows how these devices reveal the interconnectedness of Scripture and commonly overlooked aspects of Christ's person and work。 Scholars， Bible teachers， and preachers will find this an essential resource for interpreting Scripture more comprehensively。
Reviews
Brance Gillihan
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A fantastic book that provides controls for， covers the history of， and gives an overview of typological and allegorical interpretation of scripture。 A must read for anyone who desires to read scripture with the Great Tradition and longs to see Christ in all of scripture。
Nathaniel Martin
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Absolutely excellent。 Buy it， read it， and buy one for a friend。
Peter Butler
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tI have now read three of the volumes in the “40 Questions” series put out by Kregel。 40 Questions about Typology and Allegory by Michael Chase is my favorite thus far。tThe first section of the book – questions 1 and 2 – answer who or what the Bible is about （Jesus） and what forms of writing we find in the Scripture。tThe second section of the book – questions 3 through 24 – examine typology。tChase offers this definition: “a biblical type is a person， office， place， situation， event， or thing in tI have now read three of the volumes in the “40 Questions” series put out by Kregel。 40 Questions about Typology and Allegory by Michael Chase is my favorite thus far。tThe first section of the book – questions 1 and 2 – answer who or what the Bible is about （Jesus） and what forms of writing we find in the Scripture。tThe second section of the book – questions 3 through 24 – examine typology。tChase offers this definition: “a biblical type is a person， office， place， situation， event， or thing in salvation history that anticipates， shares correspondence with， escalates towards， and resolves in its antitype” （38）。tHe divides this section into three subsections – the first looking at what typology is and whether it is a valid pursuit in biblical study， the second， a look at the historical understanding of typology from the nascent church through today， and the third， a look at representative typologies in each of the books of the Old Testament。tSimilarly， in the third section of the book， as Chase turns his attention to allegory， he divides his discussion into three subsections。tIn the first， he looks at whether allegory is valid in biblical understanding。 He defines， “an allegory is a passage that says one thing in order to say something else” （193）。tIn the second， he looks at the use of allegory through all of church history。tIn the third， he identifies allegory in every book of the Bible。tIn the final question of the book， he looks at how one may wisely use typology and allegory in understanding， preaching， and teaching the Scripture。tI found this an absolutely exciting book for all three reasons he writes: I better understand what typology and allegory are， I see how they have been used throughout church history， and I see how one can wisely identify type and allegory in the Scripture for study， teaching， and preaching。tThis is a book I will come back to time and time again both as a refresher and for guidance as I handle God’s Word。tThe book ends with a selected bibliography， and based on the quotes in the book， I am going to follow up by reading some of the books in the bibliography。tHighly recommended for theological students， Bible study leader， teacher， and pastors。t[This review appears on my blog， my YouTube channel， Amazon。com， and Goodreads。com， and Kregel。com。 I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review。] 。。。more
Jim
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I would like to begin with a kudo to Benjamin Merkle， the Series Editor for the 40 Questions series。 If you are not familiar the series covers a broad range of theological， Biblical， and hermeneutical topics。 What is unique about this series is that each volume follows an interrogative approach to each topic answering 40 of the most relevant questions on the subject at hand。 I have found these volumes to be timely， thorough， and very accessible to all types of readers。 So if you haven’t already I would like to begin with a kudo to Benjamin Merkle， the Series Editor for the 40 Questions series。 If you are not familiar the series covers a broad range of theological， Biblical， and hermeneutical topics。 What is unique about this series is that each volume follows an interrogative approach to each topic answering 40 of the most relevant questions on the subject at hand。 I have found these volumes to be timely， thorough， and very accessible to all types of readers。 So if you haven’t already done so do a quick search through the series and review the different topics。 It would be well worth your time。Generally speaking， the terminology of “typology” and “allegory” are typically associated with modern schools of liberal interpretation。 We often regard “literal” interpretation as the gold standard for Biblical hermeneutics。 However， upon further investigation， we come to realize that even Jesus and the Disciples made use of these strategies which renders the claim to “literal” interpretation as overly simplistic。 Having said that I want to make mention that the claim to literal interpretation came as a response to those liberal interpreters who drew false conclusions by invoking typological and allegorical interpretations。 The confusion of the proper use of these literary devices is the reason why this volume is so important for Biblical study today。 In this volume， Chase answers the fundamental questions to help Bible readers understand the appropriate use of both strategies typology and allegory。The book is broken down into four parts。 Part 1 discusses the Bible’s grand narrative。 Chase argues that the whole of Scripture is about Christ （Jn。5:39） as he walks through the books of the Old and New Testament demonstrating that point。 As the history of redemption unfolds we notice how later texts use earlier texts through various genres and figures of speech to create a consistent story of redemption。 Part one is foundational for what comes in the preceding chapters。 Parts 2 and 3 are very interesting because it is here that Chase not only discusses and explains what typology and allegory are but he goes further to explain how they were used throughout church history。 There is also a section where Chase discusses the Quadriga which I am sure the reader will find very interesting。 Part 4 concludes with a reflection on typology and allegory and their significance in Bible interpretation。FINAL THOUGHTSI will be candid here。 I wasn’t very excited about reading a book on typology and allegory。 However， as I worked my way through the text I began to recall how significant this is to understand the Bible’s grand narrative。 Scripture is replete with foreshadow that made sense to the multitude who arrived for John’s baptism， but for 21st century American’s these types and shadows translate to very little without a proper understanding of these literary devices。 This raises another point。 Namely that these devices can be used to create alternative conclusions that were never intended by the book’s author。 That is the reason that Chase discusses the proper execution of typology and allegory。 He discusses external controls that keep the reader from concocting alternative conclusions under the auspices of type and allegory。 My only regret concerning 40 Questions About Typology And Allegory is the lack of discussion on the Quadriga。 The Quadriga was a method of looking at scripture through allegorical， tropologica， anagogical， and literal sense。 This type of exegesis was more common in the Middle Ages than at any other time in church history。 While this is a subject that interests me I can’t put the blame on Chase。 He did his part in giving an introduction to the subject。 Perhaps there will be another volume in the 40 questions series on the Quadriga。Mitchell L。 Chase is the senior pastor of Kosmosdale Baptist Church in Louisville， Kentucky， and an adjunct professor at Boyce College in Louisville。Rating: 5 out of 5This book has been provided courtesy of Kregel Academic without requiring a positive review。 All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied。 。。。more
Matt
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