The Typology of Scripture, Volume 1

by Patrick Fairbairn

There are few topics connected with Biblical interpretation, which seem to be more in need of re-investigation. The old opinions have gone out of vogue, without being replaced by any better, or indeed by any other system, so that the whole subject has been long in a most unsettled state. This would be no great evil if typology were merely a matter of curious speculation; but embracing as it does some of the most difficult and interesting questions of interpretation, its perversion or neglect cannot fail to be attended by the most pernicious consequences. Under these impressions, which have long been forming, in this book the difficulties of the subject are distinctly recognized and fairly appreciated. The author is acquainted with the history of his subject. .He does not come to the discussion of it, with a few ex parte notions gathered from some recent writer. He knows not only where the difficulty lies, but what attempts have heretofore been made for its removal. This is volume one out of two.

332 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 12, 2013

About the author

Rev. Patrick Fairbairn, D.D. (University of Edinburgh, 1826) was a minister and theologian of the Free Church of Scotland. He was Principal and Professor of Church History and Exegesis for the Free Church College from its 1856 founding until his death, and was Professor of Theology at the Free Church Theological College in Aberdeen from 1853.

Reviews

[Ronnie Nichols · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the greatest ways appreciate the beauty of God's redemptive narrative is through understanding the relationship through types and shadows between the Old and New Testaments and seeing the Christocentric nature of all of Scripture. Jesus uses this method of teaching with His disciples (Luke 24:25-27; 445-45) and once His grace opens our understanding to see Him in the Law, Psalms, and Prophets we see how relative it all becomes and how necessary it is for our growth and maturity in the faith.

Patrick Fairbairn, a Scottish reformed pastor, has gifted the church with this masterpiece and treasure. You will not find a better work out there on biblical typology. His writing is biblical, his hermeneutic is outstanding, and he has written this opus with the average believer in mind. Greatly detailed and thorough, he does not bury the reader in Greek, Hebrew, and Latin, or technical jargon, but lifts Christ up for all to see. This is a must own for any Pastor's Library, and there are plenty of free and very inexpensive versions out there in the electronic format. Grab it up. You will not be disappointed. As I write this I have already devoured nearly half of Volume 2!