Dr. Jonathan Rivett Robinson (University of Otago, New Zealand)
Responding to the belief that typology was a later development of the early church, and not applicable to the earliest canonical Gospel, Jonathan Robinson stresses that typology has deep Jewish roots, and that typological modes of thought were a significant part of the Gospel’s historical and cultural background. He brings this insight to bear on four of the most dramatic miracles in Mark’s Gospel, discovering a surprisingly consistent typological approach. Essential to Robinson’s argument is the discovery of distinctive words and phrases taken from the Septuagint, that serve as...
Responding to the belief that typology was a later development of the early church, and not applicable to the earliest canonical Gospel, Jonathan Robi...