Aslan

Aslan, in the Chronicles of Narnia, represents Jesus for many reasons. One main reason is that Aslan gives his life to save Edmund in the same way that Jesus sacrificed his own life to save us. Edmund was known as a traitor and the only way to remove that label was to get blood. Similarly, the only way to pay the price of sin is for a sinless person to die. Aslan’s death itself parallels Jesus’. When Aslan gives himself up for Edmund, the White Witch has him tied up and bound to the table, which

through her head before she killed Aslan. Lewis wrote " Understand that you have given me Narnia forever, you have lost your own life and you have not saved his" ("The Lion, the Witch, and theWardrobe" 155). The White Witch assumed that since she was about to kill Aslan she would have Narnia all to herself and she would rule as she had previously.

the White Witch will be destroyed. The Beavers also tell the children about a lion named Aslan, the Lord of the Wood, who has returned to Narnia after a long absence. Aslan has the power to end the winter created by the

Initially, the White Witch seems to be winning the war when she kills Aslan when she said “Understand that you have given me Narnia forever, you have lost your own life and you have not saved his. In that knowledge, despair and die.” (Lewis 170). After Aslan resurrects and defeats death there is no turning back because the White Witch has no way of defeating Aslan for there is a deeper magic the witch does not know about.  For Aslan says, “That though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic

Reza Aslan is a scholar over religion and historian over the ancient world. He actively practices Muslim as his faith. However, the interviews from CNN and FOX have questioned his biased on his current book Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Both interviews conduced were heated and passionate about their points of view. In the CNN interview, the interviews could not separate the idea that the Muslim religion is not the problem, but the counties themselves. The interviewers of CNN were

for others, he may just be a great teacher and person of history. It is the latter that Reza Aslan attempts to shed an unbiased light on by comparing the Jesus that modern Christians believe in to the Jesus that Aslan believes would have fit into first-century Palestine: a violet revolutionary, dedicated to the eradication of the Roman government in Israel and the deposition of the rich priestly class. Aslan paints a portrayal of Jesus using knowledge of the time period, Scripture that has been taken

where they can defend themselves. The Narnians make it to Aslan’s How but are close to defeat after several quick fights with small bands of Telmarines. At another meeting, they discuss whether or not to use Queen Susan’s horn. They are unsure if Aslan will show up or the kings and queens of the Golden Age. They send out Patterwig the brave squirrel to

found an adventure of their own in the land of Narnia. “The Chronicles of Narnia: The lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe” is a story with a strong heroic influence. There are several heroes throughout the story: the Pevensie children and the true hero, Aslan.   “The Chronicles of Narnia:

On their journey to find Aslan, Peter, Susan, and Lucy run into Father Christmas who tells them spring is approaching and gives each child a gift that will be useful to them on their quest. Father Christmas gave Lucy a dagger and a bottle of potion that will heal any injury. Susan

where Jesus claims, “I am the light of the world. Whoever walks with me will not walk in darkness..” It’s fitting for this strange new world to allude to Jesus within moments of discovery, because the King of Narnia, a loyal and grand lion named Aslan, serves as a direct