I also expect Harry’s death to show that his character’s path is modeled on the Gospel accounts of Jesus, and, more significantly, that the link between him and wizardry-school headmaster Albus Dumbledore is patterned on the most essential relationship in the Christian Bible - that between Jesus the Son and God the Father. His death will be a noble one, it is prophesied in the blogs, a death both sacrificial and necessary to save the world from the satanic Lord Voldemort. (Biblical Symbolism in the World of Harry Potter) We really won’t know until the releases of Half- Blood Prince and Book 7, but it’s still fun to make predictions based on the possible foreshadowing and Biblical symbolism. is a witting or unwitting Christ figure who actually battles the forces of darkness for the souls of the faithful and wins a place in readers’ heart because he so admirably conforms to our expectations of such a redemptive figure.” ( God, the Devil and Harry Potter, 14)īased on the similarities between Jesus Christ and Harry Potter, many fans were able to accurately predict what would happen in Book 7, the Deathly Hallows:īut perhaps Harry will perform the ultimate sacrifice by defeating Voldemort and dying himself so everyone else will have the chance to live on. Abigail BeauSeigneur, for example, in her article “ Is Harry Potter the Son of God” says “The story of Harry Potter is, and always was, a Christian allegory – a fictionalized modern day adaptation of the life of Christ, intended to introduce his character to a new generation.” Abigail makes the claim that Rowling is a conscientious closet Christian who designed Harry Potter to mimic Christ’s ministry.Īccording to John Killinger, “Harry Potter. These features have been noticed already by several blogs.
Inside the series – both the Harry Potter books and movies – there is a Christian framework, and Christian symbols hiding in plain sight.Īnd I’m not just talking about generic stuff like “Good triumphs over evil”. But if you’re a fan of Harry Potter and have paid attention, you can probably guess how the story is going to end (if you haven’t read or heard the ending already that is) this is because the story of Harry Potter is a direct parallel to the biblical history of Jesus Christ. Rowling’s ‘satanic’ franchise of books starring a young wizard, Harry Potter (who zealous parents accuse is promoting the use of witchcraft and devil worship to children), the less vocal conversation about Christian symbolism in Harry Potter may have gone under your radar.
While you may be familiar with the more popular public debate between Christians and J.K.