In Christianity, the four senses of Scripture is a four-level method of interpreting the Bible. The four senses are literal, allegorical, moral and anagogical. The method was developed in Late Antiqui
Noah and the "baptismal flood" of the Old Testament (top panel) is "typologically linked" with (it prefigures) the baptism of Jesus in the New Testament (bottom panel).
Christ rises from the tomb, alongside Jonah spit onto the beach, a typological allegory. From a 15th-century Biblia pauperum.
In Christian theology and biblical exegesis, typology is a doctrine or theory concerning the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament. Events, persons or statements in the Old Testament
Four senses of Scripture
…Literal interpretation of the events of the story for historical purposes with no underlying meaning. Typological, which connects the events of the Old Testament with the New Testament; in particular drawing allegorical connections between the events of Christ's…
The Ascension from a Speculum Humanae Salvationis, c. 1430, see below.
Jacob's Ladder from a Speculum Humanae Salvationis c. 1430, prefiguring the Ascension above
Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant. In the Sermon on the Mount he commented on the Law. Some scholars consider this to be an antitype of the proclamation of the Ten Commandments or Mosaic Covenant by Moses from Mount Sinai.
The Brazen Serpent monument by Giovanni Fantoni is located at Mount Nebo. Its shape also references a crucifix.