Interesting tactic! I’ll have to ponder this one. In my circles, the Lewis trilemma is still thought to hold and they don’t think very fondly of the Jesus-as-great-teacher crew.
Even as a nine year old reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it was clear to me reading Professor Diggory’s advice to the other children regarding Lucy that C. S. Lewis simply did not understand crazy people.
The obvious fourth choice is that Jesus was deified after his death, and that the parts where Jesus appears to claim unambiguously to be divine were tacked on as the tradition built up around him, but provided that Jesus lived at all, I think it’s actually more likely than not that he was at least a bit crazy.
The obvious fourth choice is that Jesus was deified after his death, and that the parts where Jesus appears to claim unambiguously to be divine were tacked on as the tradition built up around him...
And off to the races on whether the scriptures are historically trustworthy, the “four facts” of WLC, etc. I do see your point, but the pill wouldn’t go down very easily :)
Do you mean regarding Susan (when she stops believing in Narnia)? Otherwise I can’t recall the section you’re referring to and would be interested in a reminder!
Edit: oh, I’ve just realised you’re probably talking about the very beginning, when Lucy has seen Narnia and none of the rest have. Never mind, sorry.
Even as a nine year old reading The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, it was clear to me reading Professor Diggory’s advice to the other children regarding Lucy that C. S. Lewis simply did not understand crazy people.
The obvious fourth choice is that Jesus was deified after his death, and that the parts where Jesus appears to claim unambiguously to be divine were tacked on as the tradition built up around him, but provided that Jesus lived at all, I think it’s actually more likely than not that he was at least a bit crazy.
And off to the races on whether the scriptures are historically trustworthy, the “four facts” of WLC, etc. I do see your point, but the pill wouldn’t go down very easily :)
Do you mean regarding Susan (when she stops believing in Narnia)? Otherwise I can’t recall the section you’re referring to and would be interested in a reminder!
Edit: oh, I’ve just realised you’re probably talking about the very beginning, when Lucy has seen Narnia and none of the rest have. Never mind, sorry.