Red (novel) - Themes

Themes

Major themes that are included in red are much like C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and in the Christian Bible in the following ways:

Good v. Evil: Followers of Elyon must deal with and combat against the Horde.

Sacrifice of Messianic Image: Justin is much like Jesus from the New Testament of the Christian Holy Bible. Jesus is killed and betrayed by the ones he has come to save, but after dying to their own desires and following Him, people are able to obtain true freedom and eternal life in heaven. He is also similar to Aslan and similar to Aslan's sacrifice in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Justin's sacrifice is indicative that he is out to redeem the entire other earth.

Freedom from Law: The adding to the seven commandments is much like the Jewish practicing. In this case it becomes incredibly hard to do what is said, because of all other interpretations. Justin's drowning dissolves this.

Works by Ted Dekker
The Books of
History Chronicles
The Circle series
  • Black (2004)
  • Red (2004)
  • White (2004)
  • Green (2009)
  • The Circle (2011)
The Lost Books series
  • Chosen (2007)
  • Infidel (2007)
  • Renegade (2008)
  • Chaos (2008)
  • Lunatic (2009, with Kaci Hill)
  • Elyon (2009, with Kaci Hill)
The Paradise series
  • Showdown (2006)
  • Saint (2006)
  • Sinner (2008)
Other books
  • House (2006, with Frank Peretti)
  • Skin (2007)
  • Immanuel's Veins (2010)
  • The Blood Book (2011, with Kevin Kaiser and Josh Olds)
  • Eyes Wide Open (2013)
Thrillers
  • Blink (2003, Blink of an Eye 2007)
  • Thr3e (2003)
  • Obsessed (2005)
  • Adam (2008)
  • Kiss (2009, with Erin Healy)
  • BoneMan's Daughters (2009)
  • Burn (2010, with Erin Healy)
  • The Bride Collector (2010)
  • The Priest's Graveyard (2011)
The Caleb series
  • Blessed Child (2001, with Bill Bright)
  • A Man Called Blessed (2002, with Bill Bright)
The Martyr's Song series
  • Heaven's Wager (2000)
  • When Heaven Weeps (2001)
  • Thunder of Heaven (2002)
  • The Martyr's Song (2005)
Other titles
  • The Promise (2005)
  • The Drummer Boy (2006)
  • To Kill with Reason (2010)
  • Genesis (2011)
Non-fiction
  • The Slumber of Christianity (2005)
  • Tea with Hezbollah (2010, with Carl Medearis)
Graphic novels
  • Black (2007)
  • Red (2007)
  • White (2007)
  • Chosen (2008)
  • Infidel (2008)
  • Renegade (2009)
  • Chaos (2009)
  • The Circle Series Visual Edition (2009)
  • The Lost Books Visual Edition (2010)
Film adaptations
  • Thr3e (2007)
  • House (2008)

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