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To: BigSkyFreeper

Look, it's nearly 2am and I'm not in the mood to stay up all night and argue in circles with you but you are wrong if you think the Chronicles of Narnia should be read simply as a strict parallel to the Bible. If C.S. Lewis really meant it to be that, he would have started as the Bible did, with the Book of Genesis equivalent (the creation of Narnia). But he didn't. He started with "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" as Book 1. Which is how millions of people the world over read the books for decades, starting in 1950 when it was first published. And yes, we all understood the series perfectly well. And it became beloved the world over despite not being strictly chronological. Fancy that.

There's only one Bible. Leave Narnia as what it is. A fanciful children's series, full of wonderful characters and stories and with a clear, though not strict, allegorical relation to Christianity. Don't confuse the two.

G'night.


449 posted on 12/30/2005 10:58:58 PM PST by saquin
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To: saquin
ROFL!!! You are the one who's confused. Must be because it's 2:00am where you're at. I never said that Narnia should be a complete replacement of the Bible, you did!! FGS man, take a remedial reading course once!!! A course in elementary English reading comprehension might help you too.

For the umpteenth time, I said,....if you read the Chronicles, you will notice GLARING SIMILARITIES between it and the Bible. Savvy?

Perhaps you could also stop twisting my words beyond recognition and maybe you'll have a better understanding of what I'm trying to get across to you in a plain and simple matter.

If you're so inclined and you have enough time on your hands, read up on C.S. Lewis, the man himself, you will see he was a theologian.

Now. Go kiss your mommy good night.

450 posted on 12/30/2005 11:18:59 PM PST by BigSkyFreeper ("Tucker Carlson could reveal himself as a castrated, lesbian, rodeo clown ...wouldn't surprise me")
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