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Typology · typological · Confidence: high · curated

Red Sea crossing as type of baptism

Cited scripture

  • 1Cor 10:1 — Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea;
  • 1Cor 10:2 — And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;
  • Exod 14:21 — And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
  • Exod 14:22 — And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.
  • Exod 14:29 — But the children of Israel walked upon dry land in the midst of the sea; and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.

Affirmed by

5 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

Historic voices touch this

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

  • Summa Theologica · 3 passages
  • Catechism of the Catholic Church · 2 passages
  • Homilies on the Gospel of John · 1 passage
  • Antiquities of the Jews · 1 passage
  • On the Life of Moses · 1 passage
  • Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 1 passage
  • Homilies on the First Epistle to the Corinthians · 1 passage
  • Heidelberg Catechism · 1 passage
  • An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · 1 passage