In this report I will investigate the Catholic Christian belief that Jesus Christ is the saviour of the world. It will show that this belief comes from the writings of sacred scripture. The two methods of interpretation that will be used in this essay are typology and historical criticism. Catholic christians believe that Jesus Christ is the saviour of our world. They regard this to be important because of salvation. To Catholic Christians salvation means saving our soul from sin and any consequences. It is to be saved and rescued. Jesus being called the saviour means he is the rescuer. To be saved, we first need a saviour and that simply cannot be ourselves. It is crucial that Jesus be fully divine and fully human as if he is to be the saviour of the world he must be divine because humans are not able to save everyone. Catholic christians think that …show more content…
A way to analyse the passage typologically would be to think of the blood of the lamb served was a way to save the israelites. “The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, and when I see the blood, I will pass over you.” This quotes supports this statement. There are links to the new testament such as the Lamb. The lamb is recognised as a type of Jesus. Another scripture passage is genesis 22 where God asks Abraham to sacrifice his only only son Isaac. Using the typology method would recognise Moriah was the location where sacrifices would be offered throughout Jesus’ time. Sacrifices were performed as reparation for sins. The lamb is recognised as a type of Jesus. Lamb were regarded as the best when it comes to sacrifice. Abraham says to Isaac that God will provide the sacrifice, which foreshadows to in the New Testament where God does provide the sacrifice, his son Jesus. A conclusion I can draw is that there are many similarities between the old and new testament in relation to the