Similarities Between Christter And Jesus

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Harry Potter Is (Sort of) Jesus In J.K Rowling’s famous series, Harry Potter, there are many noticeable parallels between the story of Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, and Harry Potter, savior of Hogwarts. J.K. Rowling herself stated, “To me [the religious parallels have] always been obvious.” Harry Potter, although he is clearly not the Son of God, is very much a messianic figure in the series. His birth, life, death, and resurrection are similar to those of Jesus. Harry Potter ultimately sacrifices himself for others much like Jesus did, and is then resurrected due to the power of the Deathly Hallows, or in Jesus’s case, the Holy Trinity. Since Harry is not the Son of God, there are still differences between him and the actual Son of God; however, there are still many similarities. Jesus and Harry had similar births, lives, abilities, enemies, and deaths/resurrections. First, Jesus of Nazareth and Harry Potter of 4 Privet Drive had remarkably similar births. Jesus’s birth was foretold by …show more content…

However, there were also many differences. For instance, Harry frequently disregarded authority and allowed many people to sacrifice themselves for him. Jesus, however, never disregarded authority (although many people believed he was blasphemous, when, in fact he couldn’t have been because he was God in the flesh). Also, He never allowed people to sacrifice themselves for him; he would not even allow his disciples to fight for him when he was being arrested due to Judas’s betrayal (Luke 22:49-51). In my opinion, the more one looks at the similarities between the two, it becomes more difficult to see many differences. Harry was a Messianic figure in the series because he sacrificed himself for the good of others and after his death, was resurrected. Although he didn’t save all of Creation like Jesus did by his sacrifice, he still saved

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