Leviticus: No Forgiveness without Blood
/17 Comments/in /by Juliane AlcoberExodus: Was Jesus Christ the God of Moses?
/14 Comments/in /by Juliane AlcoberDid Moses speak with Jesus at the burning bush? The Church Fathers of the Catholic Church did not believe that the mystery of Jesus Christ as the Son of God was an entirely new revelation in the New Testament. They identified many places in the Old Testament where they saw the Son of God operating and conversing with people. In this lesson, we examine the Patristic theology of "Malak Christology" and see how the Word of God was revealing Himself to Moses at the burning bush.
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/14 Comments/in /by Juliane AlcoberWe continue our study of Genesis by seeing Abraham, Isaac, and Joseph as prefigurements of the person and saving work of our Lord Jesus Christ. The sacrifice of Isaac in mentioned in the Catholic Mass as prefiguring the sacrifice of Christ. Likewise, the Old Testament Joseph was betrayed by his brothers and placed into a pit. He rose from that pit and from slavery and came to rule all Egypt and "feed his people." We will continue our study of Christ in the Old Testament by exploring these and other types:
Read MoreGenesis Part 2: The Flood of Noah and Baptism in Christ
/14 Comments/in /by Juliane Alcober- "type" (τυπος) is a person, place or thing that prefigures a future reality.
- "antitype" (ἀντίτυπος) is a person, place or thing that fulfills the old prefigurement.
- Noah's flood was a type. Baptism is its antitype.
- Manna was a type. Eucharist is its antitype.
- Ark of the Covenant was a type. Mary is its antitype.
Genesis: Adam and Eve Prefigure Jesus and Mary
/19 Comments/in /by Juliane Alcober- This is why Saint Paul calls Jesus the "New Adam."
- Just as Eve set the stage for the downfall of Adam and the condemnation of the human race, so the Blessed Virgin Mary set the stage for the redemptive work of Jesus Christ to redeem the human race.
- Eve reached out for the sinful fruit. But now all Catholics everywhere proclaim to Mary as the New Eve: "Blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus."
- The parallels are rich and go back to New Testament and the Church Fathers of the second century.
Let's begin our study of the "Christ is the Old Testament" by discovering the many parallels between Adam/Eve and Christ/Mary:
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