Catechism of the Catholic Church §129 — excerpt
Christians therefore read the Old Testament in the light of Christ crucified and risen. Such typological reading discloses the inexhaustible content of the Old Testament; but it must not make us forget that the Old Testament retains its own intrinsic value as Revelation reaffirmed by our Lord himself.
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Also cites: St. Augustine, Quaest. in Hept. 2, 73: PL 34,623 · DU 16