David

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 116027


--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Hans Andréa <ibotsjfvxfst at y...> 
wrote:

Hans:
> Revelation 22:16. I Jesus [...] am the root and the offspring of 
David, the
> Bright morning star.
> 
> Who's the bright morning star? SIRIUS!
> 
> And who were Sirius' friends? JAMES Potter, Remus JOHN Lupin, PETER
> Pettigrew. Who were Jesus' disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane? 
James,
> John and Peter!
> 
> Who denied Jesus? Peter. Who betrayed Sirius and had him 
imprisoned? Peter!
> 
> Doesn't this prove that Harry Potter is not only very similar to the
> Alchemical Wedding, but also to the New Testament? I have tried to 
tell
> anyone who would listen, time and time again, that Harry Potter is a
> timeless road map to liberation, just like the Alchemical Wedding, 
the
> Gospel of the Buddha, the Tao Teh Ching, the New Testament, etc.

Geoff:
I have remarked on numerous occasions that JKR, like Tolkien before 
her, has written a story where although it is not overtly Christian, 
the creators' personal faith has influenced the world view of their 
books.

However, there are dangers in pushing the parallels too far. As a 
number of posters have indicated, the morning star isn't Sirius and 
the other point I question is your comparison of the two Peters.

Peter Pettigrew betrayed the Potters. Simon Peter denied that he knew 
Jesus but the betrayal of Jesus to the authorities was carried out by 
Judas; these were far different events. Peter's was driven by fear 
and uncertainty, Judas' by greed. Peter was forgiven by Jesus later 
and went on to overcome these failings and become a great proclaimer 
of the Gospel of salvation - having had this granted at an earthly 
level already.

So, in a sense, if JKR were using the story as an analogy of the 
Bible story, there would have to be two different people to represent 
Peter and Judas. But, I would agree with to her writers that the 
story line is not an exact parallel and ought not to be. It is not, 
as C.S.Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" is, a straight 
allegory of the life, sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus but a 
separate story but with a grounding in the views of the author.

Geoff
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