Jesus' understanding of the Messiah differs from the Jews', who expected a victorious king. Jesus' ministry and teachings reveal a suffering servant, not a conquering hero, as seen in the story of Aslan from C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia, where Aslan's size and power are perceived differently by Lucy and others. Similarly, Jesus' disciples struggle to understand His true nature, as revealed in the New Testament, where Jesus' mission is one of obedience unto death, contrary to the Jews' expectations of a Messiah who would free them from the Romans. [... more]