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Allegory:

Allegory:. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths. In Allegory there are hosts of fantastic images:. There is the beautiful. Concept painting for The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe. There is the Frightening and Hideous. The Attack of Christian by Apollyon .

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Allegory:

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  1. Allegory: Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  2. In Allegory there are hosts of fantastic images: • There is the beautiful Concept painting for The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  3. There is the Frightening and Hideous • The Attack of Christian by Apollyon From Bunyan’s The Pilgrim's Progress Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  4. And there is the just Confusing: Archimago the archetypal of Deceit (note the snake legs) from The Fairy Queen by Spencer No Wonder They Thought: “Dr. Rearick, Yeah, He loves this kind of stuff!”Glad they did. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  5. First, we should note what it is not: So, What is Allegory? • Not every piece of Christian • Fantasy is allegory. Chaucer’s beast fable about Chanticleer, “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale,” is a Christian story but not an allegory Lewis’ Out of the Silent Planet is NOT an allegory. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is NOT an allegory. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  6. The English Language is constantly using comparisons to clarify its ideas: • "Simile" A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by “like” or “as.” • “Satan’s like a roaring lion.” • “Metaphor” a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money); broadly : figurative language. • “The Lord is my shepherd.” Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  7. Allegory is defined as. . . • the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence; also : an instance (as in a story or painting) of such expression • symbolic representation Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  8. In the past Allegory has been a favored genre: • Everyman • The Romance of the Rose • The Divine Comedy • The Fairy Queen • Pilgrim’s Progress Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  9. It was especially so since as a teaching tool it made the abstract concrete: • The gentleman's name that met him was Mr. Worldly-wiseman; he dwelt in the town of Carnal Policy, a very great town, and also hard by from whence Christian came. This man, then, meeting with Christian, and having some inkling[19] of him, for Christian's setting forth from the City of Destruction was much noised abroad, not only in the town where he dwelt, but, also, it began to be the town-talk in some other places. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  10. Master Worldly- wiseman, therefore, having some guess of him, by beholding his laborious going, by observing his sighs and groans, and the like, began thus to enter into some talk with Christian. • WORLD. How now, good fellow, whither away after this burdened manner? • CHR. A burdened manner, indeed, as ever, I think, poor creature had! And whereas you ask me, Whither away? I tell you, Sir, I am going to yonder wicket-gate before me; for there, as I am informed, I shall be put into a way to be rid of my heavy burden. • WORLD. Hast thou a wife and children? • CHR. Yes; but I am so laden with this burden, that I cannot take that pleasure in them as formerly; methinks I am as if I had none (1 Cor. 7:29). • WORLD. Wilt thou hearken unto me if I give thee counsel? • CHR. If it be good, I will; for I stand in need of good counsel. • WORLD. I would advise thee, then, that thou with all speed get thyself rid of thy burden: for thou wilt never be settled in thy mind till then; nor canst thou enjoy the benefits of the blessing which God hath bestowed upon thee till then. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

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  12. Modern Allegories • The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe • Hinds Feet on High Places • The Singer Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  13. Modern Allegories Appeal • To Present the “Old, Old Story in a New, new way. • As Lewis puts it “to slip around sleeping dragons.” Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  14. A Cautionary Note • Remember that the best of allegories are products of the human mind and are therefore hindered by human fallacy. • Allegories are not the word of God. Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

  15. The Deadly Giants of Pope and Pagan Pagan has been dead for years And Pope is mad and mutters threats to believers Flights of Fancy Anchored in God’s Truths

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