Discovering Aslan: High King above all Kings in Narnia
Discovering ASLAN: High King above all Kings in Narnia
A devotional commentary on Jesus, The Lion of Judah
7 chapters – a chapter on each of the 7 Narnia books.
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Exploring the Story within the stories by CS Lewis.
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Endorsements
* A remarkable work – quite unique
This is a remarkable work and something quite unique that I’ve not come across before (and believe me I’ve seen most ideas). There is a huge appetite for devotional type books and I’m sure that this one will appeal to many people. Russ Burg (USA)
* Most wonderful devotional from Narnia
One of the most interesting devotionals ever! As a huge fan of all things Narnia, I am so grateful for this deeper aspect of the truths in C.S. Lewis’ stories. Geoff Waugh did a great job in crafting such a book as this. What a wonderful addition to any collection, and an inspiration to know Jesus more deeply. Belinda S. (Amazon Customer)
* Enhance your wonder and love of Christ
You can read the Narnia tales as just good stories, but CS Lewis wanted people to see more. This book will help you see the many links with Jesus, the Lion of Judah. Use this to enhance your wonder and love of Christ. Rev Dr John Olley (Perth, Australia)
* Best companion work I know of
Many people have fallen in love with the timeless classics of the Narnia series. Yet few stop to think how closely the story is a parallel universe to the real world in which we live. If you want a serious and detailed look at how this works in Lewis’s work then I cannot think of any other resource of this calibre. Either for a young person who is interested in exploring more, or as a resource on a pastor’s desk, it is an invaluable companion to the original series. (Amazon Customer)
* An unusual and fascinating book
Geoff Waugh explores fascinating layers of meaning in C. S. Lewis’s children’s classic. Aslan, the triumphant lion, is revealed as a reflection of Jesus. The book includes devotional meditations using Bible references. (Amazon Customer)
* Worth your time – rich teaching
Whether you are familiar with Narnia teachings, or this is new to you, Geoff Waugh faithfully puts together the many layers of meaning in the meanings of the Lion Aslan as portrayed in each of the books of the series. This is a great companion when you read, and is a stand-alone teaching on the depths of teaching that C.S. Lewis weaves into Aslan’s character. Definitely worth your time. Steve Loopstra (USA)
Endorsements – updated
C. S. Lewis wrote:
The whole Narnian story is about Christ. … The whole series works out like this.
The Magician’s Nephew tells the Creation and how evil entered Narnia.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Crucifixion and Resurrection.
Prince Caspian, restoration of the true religion after corruption.
The Horse and His Boy, the calling and conversion of a heathen.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep).
The Silver Chair, the continuing war with the powers of darkness.
The Last Battle, the coming of the Antichrist (the Ape), the end of the world and the Last Judgment
Prologue
He is the High King above all kings, the King of kings and Lord of lords.
He is the son of the Great Emperor beyond the sea, beyond the world. He spoke and sang before the creation of the world and brought the world into being.
He commands legions of creatures and people in many worlds. Some creatures loyal to him may seem strange to us, and many of them fly. They worship him and serve him wholeheartedly.
His word is always true. You can depend on him totally. He never lies.
He appears unexpectedly and makes things right. He gave his life to conquer evil and ransom the guilty rebel. He rose again by dawn and appeared first to loving, caring young women.
He has enemies in this world and in other worlds but he defeated them and they are doomed. They tremble at the sound of his name.
All who trust in him are forgiven and set free. He breathes life into hearts of stone. His breath gives life.
He reveals himself to all who choose to follow and obey him, and the more they know him the more they love him. The more you know him the bigger he becomes to you. He loves with unending love.
He chose Peter to lead under his authority and to reign with his royal family. They failed him at times, as we all do, but he always sets things right when anyone asks for his help, trusts him and follows him.
He has all authority in this world and in other worlds. Multitudes love and serve him now and forever. You can talk to him now and always.
He is the subject of this book and many other books. He calls you to respond to him, to believe in him, to love him and to live for him.
He is the Lion of Judah.
Individual books on each story:
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘Prince Caspian’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in Prince Caspian – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Silver Chair’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Silver Chair – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Horse and His Boy’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Horse and His Boy – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Magician’s Nephew – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Last Battle’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Last Battle – PDF
The triumphant Lion of Judah features this way in these stories:
- Creator and Sustainer in The Magician’s Nephew.
- Saviour and Redeemer in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
- The Way, the Truth and the Life in The Horse and His Boy.
- Restorer and Commander in Prince Caspian.
- Guide and Guardian in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
- Revealer and Victor in The Silver Chair.
- Judge and Conqueror in The Last Battle
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Discovering ASLAN:
High King above all Kings in Narnia
A devotional commentary on The Chronicles of Narnia.
7 chapters – each chapter explores one of the 7 Narnia books.
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The Divine Allegory in The Chronicles of Narnia:
A great video by Calvin George – key quotes
A great summary of insights discussed in Discovering ASLAN
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“Each year that you grow you will find me bigger” (from Prince Caspian)
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Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in the Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘Prince Caspian’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in Prince Caspian – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Silver Chair’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Silver Chair – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Horse and His Boy’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Horse and His Boy – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Magician’s Nephew – PDF
Discovering ASLAN in ‘The Last Battle’ – Blog
Discovering Aslan in The Last Battle – PDF
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Illustrations
Photos include Dunluce Castle, the Lewis homes, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives & Emblem of Jerusalem
Artwork: The Lion of Judah series by Rebecca Brogan, Tasmania, Australia
Photos include Dunluce Castle, the Lewis homes, Jerusalem, Mount of Olives & Emblem of Jerusalem
BLOGS related to ASLAN & THE LION OF JUDAH
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Discovering ASLAN: High King above all Kings in Narnia
7 chapters – one on each of the Narnia stories
Discovering Aslan: High King above all Kings in Narnia
Exploring the Story within the Stories
Introduction
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – “Aslan is on the move”
- Prince Caspian – “Every year you grow you will find me bigger”
- The Voyage of the ‘Dawn Treader’ – “By knowing me here for a little, you may know me better there”
- The Silver Chair – “Aslan’s instructions always work: there are no exceptions”
- The Horse and His Boy – “High King above all kings in Narnia”
- The Magician’s Nephew – “I give you yourselves … and I give you myself”
- The Last Battle – “Further up and further in”
Conclusion
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The following comment about Discovering Aslan is included in
The Lion of Judah (1) The Titles of Jesus
and
The Lion of Judah (7) The Lion of Judah (compiled in one volume)
One of the most popular Lion stories is about Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
The stories of Aslan illustrate in fairy tale the greater story of the Lion of the tribe of Judah hidden within the Narnia stories. Replying to a child’s inquiry about the lion’s name, Lewis wrote. “I found the name in the notes to Lane’s Arabian Nights: it is the Turkish for Lion. I pronounce it Ass-lan myself. And of course I meant the Lion of Judah.”[i] The Aslan passages echo and reflect the greatest story of all, the story of the Lion of Judah.
Aslan reminded the children that they would know him truly in their own world when they left Narnia: “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.”[ii]
Lewis encouraged readers to make that discovery. He replied to Hila, an 11 year old girl who wrote a letter asking about Aslan’s other name: “As to Aslan’s other name, well I want you to guess. Has there ever been anyone in this world who (1) Arrived at the same time as Father Christmas. (2) Said he was the son of the Great Emperor. (3) Gave himself up for someone else’s fault to be jeered at and killed by wicked people. (4) Came to life again. (5) Is sometimes spoken of as a Lamb (see the end of the Dawn Treader). Don’t you really know His name in this world.”[iii]
Most children did. Many adults did not.
Nine-year-old Laurence worried that he loved Aslan more than Jesus. So his mother wrote to C. S. Lewis, care of the Publishing Company. She received his answer ten days later. Lewis explained, “Laurence can’t really love Aslan more than Jesus, even if he feels that’s what he is doing. For the things he loves Aslan for doing or saying are simply the things Jesus really did and said. So that when Laurence thinks he is loving Aslan, he is really loving Jesus: and perhaps loving Him more than he ever did before.”[iv]
Lewis, replying to a girl, Ruth, wrote, “If you continue to love Jesus, nothing much can go wrong with you, and I hope you may always do so. I’m thankful that you realized [the] “hidden story” in the Narnian books. It is odd, children nearly always do, grown-ups hardly ever.”[v]
The Chronicles of Narnia can help you know Aslan better in the world of Narnia and to know and love Jesus, the Lion of Judah, better also.
Jesus promised to be with us always. He is with us now, caring for us and helping us, even though we do not see him yet. One day we will see him and really know how great and good he is. Meanwhile we can talk to him in our mind and heart anytime and get to know him better from the Bible, especially through the Gospels. Why not talk to him right now?
One of his last promises is ‘Remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age’ (Matthew 28:20).
[i] C. S. Lewis: Letters to Children, edited by L W Dorsett and M L Mead, Touchstone, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995, p. 29.
[ii] The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Ch. 16.
[iii] Letters to Children, p. 32.
[iv] Letters to Children, pp. 52-53.
[v] Letters to Children, p. 111.
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