I heard the books is supposed to be related to the story of Jesus.... in what way
2007-09-22 04:46:11 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
i rea dit several times i still dont see the connect besides the betayl and dying for all but lots of books have that look at the last Harry Potter book for example
2007-09-22 04:54:36 · update #1
THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE was written by a Christian who thought the story of Christ had been told so many times people just tuned it out as "church talk." The story itself was something he just wanted to write, but while he was writing it, he realized that it could make the importance of what Jesus did a little easier to understand.
We've heard "Jesus died for your sins" so many times it doesn't mean anything to a lot of us. What C. S. Lewis did in THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE was describe what it would be like to do something that you should die for, and then have someone else volunteer to die for you. He wanted his readers to understand what "he died for you" meant.
He never meant for Aslan to BE Jesus, exactly. Narnia is a different world, with different rules. In one of the later books, Aslan hints that he is like Jesus in some ways--in fact, that he is to Narnia what Jesus is to Earth--but his story was never meant to be just like Jesus' story. It was meant to do two things--first, be a good story; and second, give you an idea what sacrifice is. That way, when you read the Gospels, you might have a better idea of what they are trying to describe.
A big mistake a lot of people make is to read the Narnia stories as if they were written to teach you all about something or other. He wanted them to be good stories first, and anything else would be a bonus. When he put in a message, it was more like one of Jesus's parables.
The Prodigal Son wasn't supposed to be full of weird and wonderful symbols with strange and deep Inner Meanings. Jesus drew a picture of how much someone can love you, even when you don't deserve it. Then he said "God is kinda like that."
Similarly, Edmund had done terrible things, and was going to die for them. He had earned a terrible death, and the fact that he was now sorry for what he'd done didn't change that. He had earned it, and nothing could stop it. Until Aslan stepped in and died that terrible death in his place.
Jesus is kinda like that.
2007-09-23 12:31:00 · answer #1 · answered by Terry S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. as other answerers have said, Aslan sacrificng himself for the others is a parallel with Jesus. Two more things: Aslan's sacrifice was a willing one, as was Jesus' and it was the willingness that broke the power of the magic.
One of Jesus' titles in the Bible is "The Lion of Judah." Hope this helps.
2007-09-22 05:04:11 · answer #2 · answered by SKCave 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, Jesus is called the Lion of Judah.
The Lion is the King of the Animals.
Jesus is supposed to be treated like a king.
Therefore, it makes perfect sense for Jesus to shape-shift into a lion.
2015-01-11 06:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a great story, the Lion having done nothing wrong sacrifices his life for the children. Like Jesus did for us He was without sin but paid the price that we may have life, life eternal.
2007-09-22 07:07:13 · answer #4 · answered by dove3B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aslan is Jesus and the witch is the devil. if you remember how Aslan died for the boy and came back, that is supposed to represent how Jesus died for all of us and came back to life 3 days later. you have to also remember that
C.S. Lewis was a christian and all his books are based on Christianity, hope this helps.
2007-09-22 05:51:27 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, the children are the sons and daughters of "Adam and Eve". This obviously is related to the bible. At the end, the lion sacrifices himself for the children. Instead of them getting harmed, the lion gets tortured and killed. This is based on the story of Jesus getting killed on the cross.
2007-09-22 04:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's all symbolic. Aslan is Jesus. Lucy and her sister are Mary and Mary. Peter is the apostle Peter. Edmond is Judas. The parallels are hard to miss if you know anything about the bible.
2007-09-22 04:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by Ham B 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Aslan is Jesus.
2016-05-20 23:39:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All fantasy!
Besides that Aslan, leader dying for his people, rebirth... pretty lightly veiled allegory
2007-09-22 04:50:28 · answer #9 · answered by Hoolahoop 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i'm not really sure, but i heard that it's related cos aslan dies and sacrifices for his people and cos he is reborn...etc.
2007-09-22 04:54:22 · answer #10 · answered by $he 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋