I have heard this comparision myself, but never seen the commection myself. Did the writer have the intention of having this comparison or is it just put onto the book by Christians?
2006-08-15 06:18:10 · 25 answers · asked by PEP 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He did not intentionally set out to write it that way, but the parallels are there.
"Some people seem to think that I began by asking myself how I could say something about Christianity to children; then fixed on the fairy tale as an instrument, then collected information about child psychology and decided what age group I'd write for; then drew up a list of basic Christian truths and hammered out 'allegories' to embody them. This is all pure moonshine. I couldn't write in that way. It all began with images; a faun carrying an umbrella, a queen on a sledge, a magnificent lion. At first there wasn't anything Christian about them; that element pushed itself in of its own accord."
C.S. Lewis converted to Christianity as an adult, and he did, in fact he write a number of Christian books, some of which include:
"What Christians Believe"
"Paved with Good Intentions: A Demon's Road Map To Your Soul"
"Virtue and Vice: A Dictionary of the Good Life"
"Made for Heaven: And Why on Earth It Matters"
"Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church"
"Joyful Christian"
Here's a page that talks about the parallels between Christianity and the Chronicles of Narnia:
http://www.taxdefs.com/Chl-to-Com/Chronicles_Of_Narnia.php
2006-08-15 06:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by tcindie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The books by C.S. Lewis are supposed to have different parallels in his stories to christianity and Jesus. The only problem is that is could be considered to be misrepresentation or could be seen as bad taste. I do not agree with the Narnia series and I don't think that you can use witchcraft and paganism to represent Jesus. He didn't have the intention of putting the comparison into the book and I don't think that he tried to make a wise connection to Christianity through his books. I couldn't see it myself and think that is because he did it wrong, with the witchcraft and paganism in it.
2006-08-15 13:36:17 · answer #2 · answered by busyliz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole Narnia series is an allegory of christian faith written by Lewis expressly with that intention. The Lion, The witch and The Wardrobe, is the book which gives an account of the 'Jesus Story as you put it.
Lewis was a staunch RC having converted to faith later in life, and influenced by JRR Tolkien with whom he was contemporary at Oxford university.
2006-08-15 13:27:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1) The author of the Narnia Chronicles was C.S. Lewis, one of the best known Christian apologists of the 20th century.
2) The sacrifice of Aslan at the stone table doesn't seem a bit like the story of the crucifixion to you?
2006-08-15 13:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the Lion - the Lion of Judah.
The Lion King was another such film. In that film there was a blatant link to Star Wars through the Voice of James Earl Jones, he voiced the Father in both Films (Mufasa and Darth Vada).
2006-08-15 13:30:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aslan is Jesus, the White Witch is the devil and the kids are the disciples because they essentially follow and support Aslan, however, Edward is actually portrayed as Judas because he betrays his brother and sisters as well as Aslan by taking the side of the Witch... I guess the temptations that Edward was faced with could also reflect the devil's temptations in the bible.
2006-08-15 14:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
CS Lewis, who wrote the Narnia stories, was a Christian. He wrote the stories to help introduce Children to Christianity and Christ.
2006-08-15 13:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by ManoGod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The writer was very Christian and installed the allegory in his own work.
Good vs. Evil, personal sacrifice, caring about others above one's self....it's the stuff of Christianity all right.
2006-08-15 13:29:24 · answer #8 · answered by Just David 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
C. S. Lewis drew on some Christian bit when he wrote the book. There are also Pagan influences as well. If you want to read a full Christian work by him, check out "Mere Christianity."
2006-08-15 13:32:38 · answer #9 · answered by Mrs. Pears 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Aslan dies for the sins of that one kid, jesus died for the worLd's sins
that one kid starts to sin in Narnia because he ate magic Turkish Delight, Adam and Eve start to sin because they ate the forbidden fruit
Aslan rose from the dead, Jesus rose from the dead.
2006-08-15 13:29:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋