To all who have pointed out that resurrections appear in non-CHristian stories: yes of course, but...the Narnia movie (based on the book by Christian writer Lewis) contains the following New Testament events in the exact same order that they appear in the NT: messianic figure's return which is supposed to save everybody, betrayal, forgiveness, voluntary self-sacrifice on the part of said messianic dude (in order to SAVE) others, his death at the hands of evil-doers, two female mourners attending the body, a resurrection (followed by springtime). it is impossible to argue that this is not supposed to be a christian allegory. I'm not saying there are not many other ways to enjoy it. I myself love it because it's about the secret lives kids have, that adults don't know anything about (or like the professor in the movie, may have some idea, or curiosity/sympathy, but can't access). And I agree the magic is all wonderfully pagan, as are the groovy centaurs and fauns. But there is no doubt that Jesus is Lewis's major inspiration here, and the film is quite faithful to that.
Liza
> --- andie nachgeborenen
> <andie_nachgeborenen at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> The dying and resurrected god is the staple myth of
>> a
>> zillion religions, Isis and Osiris come immediately
>> to
>> mind. The Druids did this too, with the King Stag.
>> Joseph Campbell (Hero With A Thousand Faces)
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