Aslan as King

Aslan and Jesus Christ

          In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, there are many allegorical comparisons to Christianity. One of these is the death of Aslan and the death of Jesus Christ as an act of substitutionary atonement. 

          Aslan was willingly humiliated and brought to death by the people of his nation, Narnia, for His own people, the sons of Adam. Similarly, Jesus Christ was humiliated and brought to death on a cross for those who come to know Him. It was for the sake of the atonement of sins that Aslan was killed. To parallel the Biblical description of the Gospel more, Aslan is then resurrected three days after his death, which is escorted by an earthquake. Alongside that, it was also witnessed by two people, much like Jesus' was witnessed by the two Marys. Furthermore, Aslan breathes life into his people, which parallels to the Holy Spirit entering a new believer. This breath of life is so the warriors can wage war against sin and death, or the White Witch; in Christianity, this is spiritual warfare. 

          This story is a very sensitive story for many people, but I believe that C.S. Lewis did a great job of depicting the death and resurrection of Jesus through the story of Aslan. Furthermore, this story that Lewis creates allows for children to be able to relate and understand the Gospel story, and then have recognition of it as they grow older and learn the true characters.