religious allegory
Spiritual narrative metaphor
A religious allegory is a narrative in which characters, events, and settings represent spiritual concepts or biblical themes.
The surface story conveys deeper theological meaning: The Chronicles of Narnia is a religious allegory with Aslan representing Christ.
Pilgrim's Progress, Dante's Divine Comedy, and much medieval literature operate as religious allegories, using concrete journeys or battles to depict the soul's progress toward salvation.
- parableInstructive allegorical narrative
- prodigal sonReturning repentant offspring
- morality playDrama teaching ethical lessons
- fableMoral tale with animals
- good versus evilCore ethical dichotomy
salvation · typology · hermeneutics · cross · redemption · mortal sin · lamb · lion and lamb · Pilgrim's Progress · exegesis · tree of life · Garden of Eden · Everyman · resurrection · eternal life · covenant · divine judgment · sin
- literary devicesmetaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, alliteration
- allegoriesfable, parable, Animal Farm, Pilgrim's Progress, Everyman
- allegoryAnimal Farm, Narnia, The Little Prince, Bunyan, morality plays
- Italian sacred literatureDante, Divine Comedy, Inferno, Paradiso, Beatrice
- religious printsholy cards, prayer cards, holy images, sacred imagery, biblical scenes
- Italian Religious LiteratureDivine Comedy, Dante, Inferno, Paradiso, Saint Francis
religious allegoryliteral interpretation
Taking words at face value
plain speech · plain text · documentary · reportage · catechism
religious allegorysacred text
Holy religious writing
holy writ · divine revelation · gospel · catechism · religious law