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| Ron B | Posted on: 2009/4/18 23:04 |
Needs to get out a bit more!   Joined: 2005/1/20 From: Reading, UK Posts: 2663 |
The Narnia Code For folks in the UK with access to the BBC's iPlayer content there is a programme available for approx 30 days with this title. A PhD student stumbled on a hidden pattern to C S Lewis Narnia stories. It is fascinating...
The Narnia Code.
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| Clutch | Posted on: 2009/4/20 15:02 |
Needs to get out a bit more!  Joined: 2005/11/12 From: Oak Ridge, Tennessee Posts: 507 |
Re: The Narnia Code Hi Ron,
I ordered the long version of the book on Amazon, and am waiting until the CD of the movie is complete. Better hurry up and get your book done,fematized, and on the market before I run out of Quids.  Clutch 
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| CJaKfOrEsT | Posted on: 2009/4/20 15:59 |
Just popping in   Joined: 2006/4/19 From: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 14 |
Re: The Narnia Code Quote:
...and for everyone else, here's a YouTube link.
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| Ron B | Posted on: 2009/4/20 20:52 |
Needs to get out a bit more! Joined: 2005/1/20 From: Reading, UK Posts: 2663 |
Re: The Narnia Code Thanks Aaron, that's very helpful.
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| robertw | Posted on: 2009/4/20 21:03 |
Needs to get out a bit more!  Joined: 2005/2/15 From: Independence, MO Posts: 1315 |
Re: The Narnia Code I listened to the audio of the broadcast and am very surprised how friendly the BBC is towards Christianity. Typically PBS would not have been so kind, in my experience. I sure wish I had a way to get the BBC, I might just get me a TV again.
But I really liked the content. Very interesting.
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| Ron B | Posted on: 2009/4/20 21:30 |
Needs to get out a bit more! Joined: 2005/1/20 From: Reading, UK Posts: 2663 |
Re: The Narnia Code This was the BBC on a good day. Usually the media is pretty hostile to Christianity. Modern soap operas invariably portray Christians as cranks.
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| webmaster | Posted on: 2009/4/21 12:12 |
Webmaster   Joined: 2004/12/27 From: Romania Posts: 110 |
Re: The Narnia Code I watched it on YouTube, certainly worth watching, I was expecting a hidden code like the Bible code but this is much more sensible.
To know if you want to watch it the basic premise comes from Michael Ward who has written a book called Planet Narnia. Michael states that C.S. Lewis, although keeping it a secret, used, one by one, the seven planets of medieval astronomy/astrology as artistic themes for the seven Narnian books-basically one planet per book: * Jupiter: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe * Mars: Prince Caspian * Sol: The Voyage of the “Dawn Treader“ * Luna: The Silver Chair * Mercury: The Horse and his Boy * Venus: The Magician’s Nephew * Saturn: The Last Battle The documentary also gives a good, if not short, biography of Lewis' life. Gary
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| Ron B | Posted on: 2009/4/21 14:10 |
Needs to get out a bit more! Joined: 2005/1/20 From: Reading, UK Posts: 2663 |
Re: The Narnia Code Thanks Gary
That's a helpful summary.
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| Ron B | Posted on: 2009/4/21 15:35 |
Needs to get out a bit more! Joined: 2005/1/20 From: Reading, UK Posts: 2663 |
Re: The Narnia Code Robert
Alas, this is much more the usual style of the BBC Atheist to join BBC religious board!
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| DavidA | Posted on: 2009/4/21 22:50 |
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Re: The Narnia Code Hi Ron
Thanks for reminding us about 'The Narnia Code'. My wife and I watched it last evening and very much enjoyed it. I'm wondering what you made of the conclusions? The 'discovery' that the Narnia novels correspond to the 7 medieval planets seems convincing and very interesting, but I am more interested in the relevance of this. I was most interested in the discussion at the end of the program, which included thought provoking comments from John Polkinghorne, but I'm not sure I really got hold of what the presenters were trying to say. I think they wanted to emphasise that Lewis saw God as being behind an exquisitely designed universe and, more importantly, that people and things are more than the materials that they are made of. Were you provoked by that discussion or did you feel it didn't really go anywhere? David |
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