CATECHIST RESOURCE Typology Strips

Directions: Copy and cut the following two charts into strips, shuffle the strips, and hand them out in sets to students for them to complete Applying Typology.

Sacrifice of Isaac of Christ

Abraham offers his beloved son. God the Father offers up His beloved Son.

Isaac carries the wood for his sacrifice. Christ carries His wooden Cross.

Christ’s sacrifice takes place on Golgotha, Isaac’s sacrifice takes place on Mount Moriah. which is a hill of Mount Moriah.

Christ submits to the Father and Isaac submits to Abraham. willingly goes to His .

God provides the sacrifice (a ram). God provides the sacrifice ().

On the third day of their journey, Jesus conquers death and Isaac survives the sacrifice. rises on the third day.

Isaac is bound to the wood of the altar. Jesus is nailed to a wooden Cross.

38 © SOPHIA INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS By the Holy Spirit, Jesus was Isaac is conceived through divine help. Incarnate of the Virgin Mary.

Isaac’s mother was assured of God’s Jesus’ Mother was assured of God’s goodness and omnipotence. goodness and omnipotence.

The Passover The Eucharist/Crucifixion

The paschal lamb Jesus Christ

Moses instructs the Israelites to Jesus Himself on the Cross sacrifice a year-old (in its prime) male when He is 33 (in the prime of life), lamb that is without blemish. is male, and is without sin.

Not a bone of the lamb is to be broken. Jesus’ bones are not broken on the Cross.

The lamb is to be sacrificed in an Jesus is crucified in front of a crowd assembly at evening twilight. and dies at 3 p.m. (evening twilight).

Moses emphasizes five times that In John 6, Jesus emphasizes five the Israelites must eat the lamb. times that we must eat His flesh.

The firstborn Jews were saved Christians are saved by Christ’s blood. by the lamb’s blood.

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The Jews were saved from physical death. Christians are saved from spiritual death.

Unleavened bread must be used Christ transforms unleavened bread into His to celebrate the Passover. body while celebrating the new Passover.

The Passover is celebrated in preparation The Eucharist is celebrated to prepare us for departure to the Promised Land. for Heaven, the new Promised Land.

The Last Supper and the Holy Passover meal Sacrifice of the Mass

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