<P> Lewis, himself an expert on allegory, did not consider The Chronicles of Narnia allegory . He saw them as "suppositional" answering the question, "What might Christ become like, if there really were a world like Narnia and He chose to be incarnate and die and rise again in that world as He actually has done in ours? This is not allegory at all ." (Martindale & Root 1990) While not allegorical, Narnia does present significant parallels with elements from Christianity . </P> <P> There are similarities between Peter Pevensie and St. Peter, who was one of Jesus's original twelve disciples . Like St. Peter, who was given that name from Christ, Peter Pevensie is given the name Sir Peter Wolfsbane by Aslan . As the traditional first Bishop of Rome, St. Peter and his successors, are primus inter pares, or first - among - equals with the other leaders of the church . Similarly, Peter Pevensie is given the title of High King . Lastly the biblical St. Peter, according to Catholic tradition, was given the "keys to the kingdom of heaven" and Peter Pevensie shut the door, locking it with a golden key, sealing the destroyed Narnia after the judgment in The Last Battle . (Hinten 2005, pp. 10) </P> <Ul> <Li> In Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia films, Peter is portrayed by British actor William Moseley as a child; and Noah Huntley as an adult in the end of the first film . </Li> <Li> In the 1988 television serial produced by the BBC, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Peter was played by actor Richard Dempsey . </Li> <Li> In the late - 1990s / early - 2000s radio adaptations produced by Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, he is voiced as a child by Freddie Findlay and by Peter Moreton as an adult . </Li> <Li> In the spoof Epic Movie, Peter is played by Adam Campbell . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In Walden Media's The Chronicles of Narnia films, Peter is portrayed by British actor William Moseley as a child; and Noah Huntley as an adult in the end of the first film . </Li>

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