Interpreting the Symbols and Types

by Conner, Kevin J.

• ISBN13: 9780914936510
• ISBN10: 0914936514
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-10-01
• Publisher: City Christian Pub

Summary

This book by Kevin Conner undertakes to interpret signs, symbols, and types that he discovers beneath the surface in biblical text.

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Acknowledgment	vii
Recommendations	ix
Index To Abbreviations of Bible Books	xi
Table of Contents	xiii
SECTION ONE The Symbolic Principle	1	(80)
The Language of the Symbol	3	(14)
The Language of Creation and Redemption	3	(2)
The Symbolic Principle	5	(3)
Classification of Symbols	8	(4)
Guidelines for Interpreting Symbols	12	(5)
Symbolic Objects	17	(14)
Human	17	(1)
Man-Made	18	(4)
Mineral	22	(1)
Objects in the Sky	23	(1)
Supernatural Objects	24	(3)
Vegetable	27	(4)
Symbolic Creatures	31	(14)
Domestic Animals	36	(1)
Beasts of Burden	37	(1)
Beasts of the Chase	37	(1)
Beasts - Unclean and Great	37	(1)
Beasts of the Cat Family	38	(1)
Other Beasts of Prey	38	(1)
All Manner of Beasts	39	(1)
Bird of Prey	39	(1)
Birds of Passage	39	(1)
Fowls after their Kind	40	(1)
Birds of the Waterside	40	(1)
Birds of Every Sort	40	(1)
Serpents in the Wilderness	41	(1)
Fishes of the Sea	41	(1)
Winged Creeping Things and Others	42	(1)
Locusts, Bees and Ants	42	(1)
Conclusion	43	(2)
Symbolic Actions	45	(2)
Symbolic Numbers	47	(10)
The Numerical Principle	47	(5)
Definition	47	(1)
Amplification	48	(1)
Guidelines	49	(1)
Illustration	50	(2)
The Listing of Bible Numbers	52	(5)
Symbolic Names	57	(4)
Symbolic Colors	61	(2)
Symbolic Directions	63	(2)
Symbolic Places	65	(2)
Symbols in the Tabernacle of Moses	67	(6)
Symbols in the Book of Revelation	73	(8)
SECTION TWO The Typical Principle	81	(102)
The Language of the Type	83	(14)
Definition	83	(1)
Amplification	83	(1)
Distinction Between Type and Symbol	84	(2)
Classification of Types	86	(2)
Guidelines for Interpreting the Types	88	(4)
Illustration	92	(5)
The Christo-Centric Principle	97	(10)
Definition	97	(1)
Application	97	(10)
Christ in the Old Testament Historical Books	98	(2)
Christ in the Old Testament Poetical Books	100	(1)
Christ in the Old Testament Prophetical Books	101	(2)
Christ in the Gospels	103	(1)
Christ in the Acts	103	(1)
Christ in the Epistles	103	(2)
Christ in the Apocalypse	105	(2)
Typical Persons	107	(8)
Types of Christ	107	(2)
Types of Christ and His Bride	109	(1)
Types of the Church	110	(1)
The Bride of Christ	110	(1)
The Harlot Church	111	(1)
Typical Persons - Named	111	(1)
Typical Persons - Patriarchs	112	(1)
Typical Persons - Unnamed	113	(2)
Typical Officers	115	(4)
Typical Institutions	119	(2)
The Tabernacle of Moses	119	(1)
The Tabernacle of David	119	(1)
The Temple of Solomon	119	(2)
Typical Events	121	(4)
Alphabetical Listing of Symbols and Types	125	(58)
Bibliography	183