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Typology · typological · Confidence: medium · curated

Noah → Christ

Cited scripture

  • Gen 6:8 — But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
  • Gen 6:9 — These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
  • Gen 6:14 — Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.
  • Gen 6:18 — But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
  • Gen 7:1 — And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation.

Affirmed by

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

9 passages from 8 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

  • Commentary on Genesis · 2 passages
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church · 1 passage
  • Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 1 passage
  • 1 Clement (Letter to the Corinthians) · 1 passage
  • Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
  • Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
  • Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
  • Against the Arians (Orationes contra Arianos) · 1 passage