Biblical typology and the semiotization in the theological discourse

Abstract

This paper focuses on the phenomenon of biblical typology in a discursive perspective, taking into account how the are presented in its linguistic aspect in the Scripture and, thus, considering as evidences the links between its two major discursive blocks, the Old and the New Testament. The path to be followed comprises theoretical exposition, from which the theological definition for the typology and the concepts and categories of the Semiolinguistic theory are retrieved, and then proceed to a sample analysis that demonstrates the linguistic-discursive process of meaning of a type depending on the circunstances of production. The analysis supports the hypothesis of a prospective semiotization of the world, operated by the inscription of the type of Christ in the biblical Old Testament and its correspondent revealed in the New Testament context. The phenomenon in question is also confirmed as discursive evidence that advocates for close relationship of correspondence between the two large sets of texts that constitute the biblical theological discourse.