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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 7 months ago (10 children)

All so that we can figure out that God is a magic talking lion

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[–] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Is Aslan a God, or just a very old entity? I haven't read the books.

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[–] Bassman1805@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

He's 100% an allegory for the Christian God, but idr if he's the canonical God in Narnia itself.

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[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

He's literally sacrificed as a Christ figure

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago (1 child)

In the third book, he basically outright says he's Jesus.

When Edmund and Lucy are told they won't be returning to Narnia, Edmund asks if Aslan is also in the human world.

“Are you there too, Sir?” Edmund asks. “I am,” said Aslan. “But there I have another name. You must learn to know me by that name. This was the very reason why you were brought to Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there.”

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[–] Lightfire228@pawb.social 9 points 7 months ago

The whole book series is an allegory for the bible.

The Magician's Nephew is an allegory of Genesis
the Lion, Witch, and Wardrobe is an allegory of Christ
and the Last Battle is an allegory of Revelations

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[–] Einskjaldi@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

He says quite clearly that on earth his form is a lamb instead of a lion, and the last book is a straight eschaton.

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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

Spoiler alert: he's supposed to be God. Or Jesus. In one of the books he tells Peter "I have another name in your world and you need to learn that" or something to that effect.

See, the Narnia books were stealth Christian fables

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[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 1 point 7 months ago (2 children)

Well, jesus. I don't think we ever actually see god in the books.

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[–] ssfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

Moses did! See cause his face was glowing. Which he couldn't show you.

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[–] NannerBanner@literature.cafe 1 point 7 months ago

In narnia, specifically. Was there a moses in narnia?

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