# Type ## Ignatius Catholic Study Bible *Type* ([[romans-05#^romans-05-14|Rom 5:14]]) - *Typos* (Gk.): \"figure\", \"example\", or \"pattern\". The word is used twice in Romans and 13 times in the rest of the NT. In general, a type is an impression or stamp made when an instrument strikes an object and leaves a mark that resembles the instrument. The NT uses the term is various ways and contexts. It can describe the nail prints in the hands of Jesus ([[john-20#^john-20-25|Jn 20:25]]), a pattern of catechetical teaching ([[romans-06#^romans-06-17|Rom 6:17]]), and examples of holiness displayed in the lives of believers ([[philippians-03#^philippians-03-17|Phil 3:17]]; [[1-thessalonians-01#^1-thessalonians-01-7|1 Thess 1:7]]; [[titus-02#^titus-02-7|Tit 2:7]]). In biblical theology, a type is a person, place, thing, event, or institution in Scripture that points to a future mystery. [[romans-05#^romans-05-14|Romans 5:14]] is a classic example: Paul shows that Adam, who shaped the destiny of man for the worst, was a type of Christ, who reverses the tragic effects of sin by his righteousness. Adam thus showed us in advance how the saving work of Jesus, the new Adam, would affect the entire world. Paul likewise interprets the experiences of Israel in the wilderness as warnings or types of the Church\'s experiences in the world ([[1-corinthians-10#^1-corinthians-10-1|1 Cor 10:1-6]]). Peter sees the biblical flood as a prophetic type of Baptism ([[1-peter-03#^1-peter-03-21|1 Pet 3:21]]) (CCC 128-30). ### Sources [[06-romans-commentary#^841j7e|Type — word study]]