If interested, you may read several comments that I have contributed to a discussion of "Isaac a Type of Christ?" The discussion concerns the New Testament's uses of the Old Testament. As I have reasoned on numerous occasions and in many places, the Old Testament is parabolic.
A.B.,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with your comments in the thread on Justin Taylor's blog. You might be interested in reading this post and the comments that followed. That sparked me to start a series on the Akedah. If you find yourself with some free time you might like to give it a look. So far I have these posts:
A Willing Participant: Interpreting the Akedah
The Akedah: Prophetic Reflections
Tertullian’s Reading of the Akedah: Woodenly Literal? (Part I)
Tertullian’s Reading of the Akedah: Woodenly Literal? (Part II)