Harry Potter Refutes Historical Jesus? Jesus Potter Harry Christ

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LET'S SKIP THE INTRODUCTIONS. You don't need me to tell you that Jesus Christ and Harry are two of the most famous celebrities in the world, whose stories have been translated into dozens of languages and found international support in diverse cultures. What you may not be aware of, however, is the mysterious, complicated and intriguing relationship between them. For example, did you know that the topics "I read Harry Potter and Jesus still loves me," "Even Jesus reads Harry Potter" and "Harry Potter will return sooner than Jesus" each have their own Facebook group, or that Wikipedia has a page dedicated to "Religious debates over the Harry Potter Series"? Much more remarkable than their respective popularity is the significant tension - and unexpected affinity - between them...

At first glance it may seem that J.K. Rowling's boy wizard and the crucified Jesus prophet who became the Christian savior have absolutely nothing to do with each other - and yet the unease and sometimes outright animosity between the followers of these two figures suggests otherwise. Harry has been banned, burned, and abused by religious fundamentalists for over a decade. At the release of Rowling's final book, however, many readers were surprised to discover parallels between Jesus and Harry that, in such apparently diverse world-views, had no right to be there.

As a result, recent years have witnessed a revolution in Christian responses to Harry, with many groups, writers and religious leaders praising Rowling's young sorcerer as ultimately Christian and a clear metaphor for Jesus Christ. And yet the most spine-tingling question has so far been ignored: Why do these similarities exist at all? Although it is easy to accept that Rowling crafted the literary character of Harry Potter after the figure of Jesus, shouldn't it pique our interest that Jesus - a monumental figure in modern world religion generally believed to have been historical - has so much in common with the obviously fictional fantasy world and character of Harry Potter?

The main distinction, it will be argued, is that Jesus Christ is real: Jesus has traditionally been viewed as a historical figure, while Harry is instantly recognized as fiction. But does this distinction apply to the many seemingly mythical elements in the gospels? Can Jesus' miracles be separated from Harry's magic tricks because they really happened - or will we allow that certain features of the gospels were exaggerated or intended to be literary. And if so, where do we stop? What protects Jesus from the claim that he is, like Harry, a fictional character?

This is the starting point of Jesus Potter Harry Christ; an innovative treatise into religious history, comparative mythology, astrological symbolism and contemporary culture. From ancient mystery religions to modern fairy tales, from fictional Hogwarts to the ruins of Jerusalem, Derek Murphy, PhD in Comparative Literature at one of the world's top universities, zooms in on one crucial question: How do we separate the obviously mythical literature of Jesus Christ from the historical man himself?

"This is probably the first time a book encapsulates the works of contemporary mythicists such as G.A. Wells, Timothy Freke, Tom Harpur, Acharya S., Earl Dougherty, and Robert Price. Murphy bares a scalpel intellect in his first scholarly venture, dissecting the figure of Jesus Christ while peeling open the wonderful tales the other rising-dying godmen that once upon a time captivated pagan audiences across western civilization." Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio

"Particularly absorbing and highly topical: Linking this analysis to J. K. Rowling's globally popular character further heightens its relevancy." --Parmenides

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[holyblasphemy123]

I think Rowling is awesome and deserves her success, and I've got nothing against witchcraft (all religion is witchcraft to somebody else). The point of this book is just to draw attention to the disparity which exists in religious responses to Harry Potter.

[magicalhearingman]

Great...... one more person trying to glorify Harry Potter- it's fake bullshit...... And what are people talking about warlocks, I'm pretty sure Harry Potter is a wizard, and has nothing to do with witchcraft.... I love watching religious followers make fools of themselves claiming that warlocks work for the devil. Clearly no one knows anything about the occult....

[holyblasphemy123]

@magicalhearingman Yup - I agree; which is why the book argues the Christian response to Harry Potter is flawed, that Christianity and Harry are equally indebted to occult/esoteric spiritualism, and that Jesus is a literary character.

[billyrobertstv]

Goodness this book is behind. And anyway the majority of Christians don't have a problem with Harry Potter. It's only the minority who make controversial statements - like the one in this video - that get any attention.

[holyblasphemy123]

@billyrobertstv Thanks for the comment. I agree that the majority of Christians don't have a problem with Harry; but that's less because they understand what's at stake than it is due to Christians' ability to segregate their beliefs from their entertainment choices. What Jesus and Harry Potter have in common is actually critical for Christianity's evolution of self-appraisal. And yes I think the claim that Jesus was fictional is pretty controversial - although certainly not Christian.

[mooncatrose]

Ok, I love Harry Potter and Jesus but this is just WEIRD (I can say this because I am a crazy fangirl that has no life I would know) I haven't even watched five seconds of it and I'm already felling my BS meter going crazy.

[iantodaro]

0:03 they're both fictional

[JennaaMallonnn]

I don't understand? Is this book about how Harry Potter is horrible and has no right using Christian allusions in a book with witchcraft? Or is it about how Harry Potter is a beautiful Christian series?

Because if it's the second one, I wanna read this book.

LONG LIVE HP

[Vampirekingist]

I'm chirstian and also a harry potter fan,and i hate it when people think that the book series is bad because it's base on witchcraft.I mean it's a childern's book about magical adventures not devil worship and crap people need chill :l

[knightofjustic]

@IsisPriestess she british though not american

[knightofjustic]

@ekangaroo321 would'nt harry be Jesus you know had a small group of followers someone tried to kill him as a baby and he died so others could live a happy life. dd is more God wise old big beard

[ForbesFortune]

What software was used to make this video does anyone know?

[EVERYVERSER]

Hermione and other female mages are called witches.

[EVERYVERSER]

Dumbledore - Yahweh (gay, but still transported harry)

Potter - Jesus

His apostles - Weasley

Hermoine - Mary Mag

[pamew]

"had it been in the old testament, he would of been put to death!".

I love the way that woman said all of that without ironic intent, and simultaneously failed to realise just how brutal her religion is.