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On theReligious Interpretationof Metaphorsin HarryPotter《哈利波特》中隐喻的宗教解读unequal battle,and Harryhad toendure allsorts ofthreats andtemptations.For thethreat andtemptation ofVbldemortover andover again,Harry must be indomitable,continue tomove forward,and strengthenhisinner loveand determinationuntil hecompletely destroysVoldemort.Under the theme of Christian redemption,Harry couldnot dragout anignoble existence,and couldnotescape from the muggle world.For in the Christian faith,survive andfree lifeimply weaknessand escape.There isonly onething in thethemeof life,how to seek redemptionin thesuffering worldof desire.In thenovel,Harry prematurelyshoulders themission ofdestroying Voldemortand saving the wizarding world.Heis destined to fightas confession,because repentanceis aprocess ofself-redemption,and to a certainextent,Harry is the embodimentof Christianredeeming personality.Rowling wantsto tellpeople thateven ifthematerial worldis disappointing,dont indulgein theabyss of evil andgive upthe pursuit of loveand goodness.In the novel,Harry Potterbravely took on theredemption ofwizarding world and theheavy struggleagainstVbldemort,the blackwizard whorepresented Satan.This actof redemptionmaps that Jesus Christwaswilling tocrucify the cross to atone for the world in the prototype ofBible.
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2.2Harry Potter9s sacrifice and resurrectionIn the gospelof the Bible,Jesus Chrisfsdeath and resurrection arethe mostimportant eventsin Christiantheology.His death is relatedto fiveaspects includingsubstitution,salvation,reconciliation,forgiveness andjustification.Among them,the resurrectionof Jesus is the core of Christian doctrine.If Christhas not beenraised,your faithis futile;you arestill inyour sins.Then thosealso who have fallenasleep inChrist arelost.Ifonly forthis lifewe havehope inChrist,we areto bepitied more than allmen.But Christhas indeedbeenraised from the dead,the firstfruits ofthose whohave fallenasleep,,Bible,ICo.
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17.Therefore,theresurrection of Jesus comesfrom thegrace of God in order to save formankind.People cantmake themselvesgoodenough totake theinitiative toenter heavenor save them infront of God.Only through the salvationbroughtby thesacrifice of Jesus caneveryone besaved,and theway humanbeings aresaved isto participateinredemption.Harrys deathis the death of Jesus Christ,self-sacrifice and death.With thehope andlove of his parents,Harry cherishedhis life.At the same time,Harry clearlyknew thatdeath wasirresistible,and inhis redemptivemission,Harry believedthat“good”would prevail over“evil Jeven at the expenseof life.So Harrytook theinitiativeto facedeath andgreeted itin aself-sacrificing way.In the biblical plotprototype,Jesus wasborn,baptized,and theHoly Spiritcame,and Jesuswent to thewilderness.Then the devil appeared,tempted toseduce him,and eventuallyJesus won.Later,Satan entered thesoul of the traitorand madehim betrayJesus.Then Jesus was arrested,tortured andcrucified.Finally,Jesusrose fromdeath and defeated thedevil Satan.In the“Harry Potter”series,the maincharacter Harry Potter9spersonal experienceruns through:First,the birthof Harry Potter,thedeath ofhis parents,the survivalof Harry.Then HarryenteredtheHogwarts Schoolto learn magic witchcraft.He wasthreatened and attacked by theforces ofdarkness.Finally,Harry Pottersacrificed himself anddefeated Vbldemort.Like Jesus,Harryregained hisvitality.In the novel,according to the descriptionof thepost-mortem world,Hogwarts hassome ghosts,such asthecrying Myrtle,almost headlessNick andso on.They aregreedy for the living,afraid of death,and darenotgo to the worldafter death.But ifthey stayin thisworld,they willlive morepainfully.Sirius wouldrather giveupthe chanceto seeHarry afterhis death,and hejust wanted to leave.Sirius was not afraidofdeath.Later,when Harrydied,he lookedyounger thanhe was alive.It can be seenthat inRowlings concept,fear ofdeathand escapingdeathisuseless.Death is inevitable,people shouldcalmly facedeathFinally,Rowling portrayedwhat happenedafter Harrydied:He stoodup,looking around.Was heinsome greatRoom ofRequirement Thelonger helooked,the morethere wastosee.A greatdomed glassroofglittered highabove himin sunlight.Perhaps it was apalace.All washushed andstill,except fbrthose oddthumpingand whimperingnoises comingfrom somewhereclose bythe misf^Rowling,2007:
371.This is nota realparadise,just aplace whereit iswarm andbright.However,it is more nostalgicthan the world thatpeoplenormally livein..From thenon,Rowling isfull ofpositive aspirationsforthepost-mortem world.AfterHarry died,he wentto thevery world,just likethe resurrectionof Jesuson theseventh day.Eventually hesacrificedhimselfandcompleted theresurrection.Harrys resurrectionillustrates Rowingsdesire toreturn to the Christian faith.With theproliferation ofcapital,peoples attitudetoward religious beliefs has become indifferent.Sensory stimulationand materialpursuitshave ledtoacrisis inWestern society,in whichRowling triedto exploreways toreturn tofaith.
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2.3Dual worldslight anddarknessAccording toGenesis.Adam andEve havealways livedin the Garden of Eden,obeying allthe rulesofGod.One day,the evilsnakes luredthem tosteal theforbidden fruit,causing human ancestors to be expelledfrom the Garden of Eden.Since then,the Gardenof Edenhasbecome a paradisethat mankindhas beenstrivingfbr andhard topursue.Hell iscalled the“Dark Pit“in the Bible,where theirworm doesnot die,and thefire isnotquenchecTBible,Mak.
9.48,is the place wherethe angelsand sinsof crimeare punishedforever whowasunable toescape.Heaven andHell representthe twoextremes of the world.In the Harry Potter series,Rowling builta magicaland beautifulwizarding world in awitty language,using the contrast betweenthe wizarding world and the Muggleworld metaphor,the contrastbetween heavenand hell.In thenovel,Muggles arethe namesof ordinarypeople whodo notunderstand magic,and the worldin whichthey liveis alsoknown as the Muggleworld.Rowling did not paymuch attentionto the Muggle worldandregarded itas anindifferent world.Muggles areonly busywith thetrivial materiallife,which leadsto thedeclineof imagination,the consumptionof emotions,the suppressionof nature,and theneglect ofspiritualneeds.The Dursleysare a typical representativeof the muggleworld.Rowling alsoshows the readers amagicalworldinwhich peoplelive freely.Although thereare evil forces,the eliminationof evilis peoplespursuitof abeautiful paradise.This isnot onlyHarrys pursuitof justice,beauty andgoodness,but also anexpectation of the idealparadise displayedbytheauthor Rowlingbased on the spirit of religion.In thisworldof equalityof allthings,Harry,who hasbeen repressedand abusedby Muggles,lived freely.He couldmakefriends,fall inlove,and choosehis owndestiny tostruggle withevilforces,from achildish boytoabrave hero.This dual-world storybackground make the protagonistof thisstory in themuggleworld closelylinked tothe wizarding world.It notonly setsup characterimage successfully,but alsopromote thedevelopment of thestory.In short,as for itwasthe transformationof thedual worldthat madeHarry completehis self-quest.
4.ConclusionThe Biblehas hada bigimpact onHarry Potter.It hasbeen studiedfromtheperspective ofreligiousmetaphor.This interpretation of Rowlingswork notonly helpsthe readerunderstand herreligiousbeliefs,butalso enablesthem to understand whythe workcan resonatestrongly withreaders.By studyingcharacters andplots,it isclear thatboth havea correspondingrelationship in the Bible.Jesus is theprototype of Harry,theembodiment of justice and power,and he has experiencedthe samesacrifice andresurrection processas Jesus.Satan*s role,Voldemort,brought disasterto thewizarding world.As forDumbledore,Rowling alsoalluded totheProphet of the BiblePrototype withwisdom andjustice.In addition,Harry5s salvation,sacrifice,resurrection,and the light anddarkness of the doubleworld weregivenreligious implication.With thefaith ofredemption,Harry bravelytook on the taskof fightingVbldemort.Harrys deathis thedeathof Jesus Christ,self-sacrificeanddeath.Although Harrysresurrection illustratesRowingsdesire toreturn to the Christianfaith.Tn the Harry Potter series,Rowling usedthe contrastbetweenthe wizardingworld and theMuggleworld metaphor,thecontrastbetween heavenand hell.Although allthekey elements of Christiantheology areobvious,she doesnot wanther readersto feelthat they are readingaveiled theologicalwork.Although manypeople thinkof Harry Potter as a childrens literature,as amodern Westernmagic novel,it inheritsthe essenceof theChristian spirit.Biblical storiesand charactershave beenborrowed repeatedly,which is the inheritanceand developmentof aculture.Under theinfluence of the westernculture,Rowlingwrites thenew fairytales forthe readers,which notonly bringsendless funtothe youngsters,but alsoevokesthe adulfsyearning fbrbeauty andgoodness,and contemplationonthe religious spirit.In a way,this paperisnot clearenough.Therefore,tounderstandRowlings novel,it isnecessary tostart withBiblical literatureandexplore theroots of Rowlings Christianthoughts.From heringenious useof biblical archetypes andimages,looking forthe truemeaning ofgoodness andbeauty to be revealedby herworks,and fromher richimaginationand uniquemetaphor,feeling thepurpose ofChristian benevolence.ReferencesAdler,Bill.
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111.IntroductionJ.K.Rowling isan outstandingBritish novelistand arguablyone of the mostinfluential writersof thetwentiethcentury.Rowling wroteseven magicnovels from1997to2007,which allowedher toreach alargeaudience.Her worksattract thousandsof newreaders everyyear.As the most outstandingand popularachievementofRowling,Harry Potteris alsoa universallyrecognized classic.To date,theHarry Potter serieshasbeen translatedinto73languages,with totalsales exceeding450million copies,making itone of theworlds best-selling novelsand enjoyingthe highestreputation worldwide.Harry Potteris considereda classicofchildrensliterature.It tells the story of the protagonist,the youngwizard studentHarry Potterssix yearsofstudy lifeand adventurebefore Hogwarts.In additionto adaptingto manytraditional Christianthemes,Rowling isfree toborrow GreekandRomanmythologyand the charactersand ideasin the archetypes of theBible.Therefore,Harry Potterhas areputation inWestern countriesand hasbeen thefocus ofresearch sinceitsinception.On thebasis ofprevious studies,this thesisstudies theplots andmain characters in thenovel throughtheinterpretation ofmetaphor,and exploresthe similaritiesand correspondencesin theBible towork outthehidden religiousmeaning in this novel.
2.A briefintroduction ofmetaphors and Harry PotterAsthecoreconcept ofwestern literature,the manifestationof Chrisfsreligious spiritlies inthe factthatthe writeroften interpretshis Christianreligious thoughtthroughthe image ofChrist inmetaphor inhis works,and showsthe secularsociety inthe spiritofChrist.This is the casein Hany Potter.And beforethe thoroughreligiousinterpretationofmetaphors useinthenovel,itisnecessary tobrief aboutmetaphor andthis novel.
2.1A briefintroduction ofmetaphorsMetaphor drawscomparison betweentwo unlikeentities,which isdistinguished fromsimile,an explicitcomparisonsignaled bythe wordslike oras.With metaphor,words orphrases thatare ordinarilyapplied toonething areapplied tosomething youwouldnt necessarilypair with.The Philosophyof Rhetoricby rhetoricianI.A.Richards describesa metaphoras havingtwo parts:the tenorand thevehicle.The tenoris the subject towhichattributes areascribed.The vehicleistheobject whoseattributes areborrowed.Metaphor isa figureofspeech thatdescribes anobject oraction in a waythat isntliterally true,but helpsexplain anidea ormake acomparison.It equatesthose twothings notbecause theyactually arethe same,but forcomparison orsymbolism.Metaphors canmakethewriting moreengaging andvivid in awaythat enablesreaders tounderstand the textmore easily.Metaphors areused widelyin poetryand literature,and anytimesomeonewants topolish sometheir language.Harry Potter
2.2A briefintroduction ofThere are sevenHarry Potterseries,Harry Potter and thePhilosophers Stone,Harry Potter and theChamberof Secrets,HarryPotterand thePrisoner ofAzkaban,HarryPotterand theGoblet ofFire,HarryPotter and the Orderof Phoenix.HarryPotterand the Half-Blood Prince,and HarryPotterand the DeathlyHallows.It mainlytellsthestoryof theprotagonistHarry whofound himselfa wizardon his11th birthdayanddecided tolearnmagicatthe famous Hogwartsschool inthe magicalworld.At Hogwarts,Harry mettwo goodfriends,Ron andHermione,who grew up togetherand experienceda varietyof adventures.As Harrygrewup,he showeda firmdetermination toconfront the dark magicforces of the evilwizardVbldemort,and eventuallydefeatedVbldemort inthespiritofChrisfs devotion,savingtheentire wizardingworldand winningback thewizards peacefulyears.The coreconnection pointof theentire sevenworks liesinthe struggle between Harry and Vbldemort,each ofwhich isconnected atthe beginningand thenext,with aseriesof buckles,layers ofprogressive,comprehensive andorderly stories,ups anddowns ofrock,and acompletereading enjoymentforthereader.In addition,HanyPotterisasuccessful caseof thecombination ofmagic literatureand film.Warner Bros.Pictures hasadapted sevennovels intoeight films,one foreach of the firstsix parts,andtheseventh partisdivided intotwo parts.The HarryPotterseriesisthe most popularfilm seriesinthehistory of the world,with atotalbox officerevenue of$
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3.The religiousinterpretationofmetaphors inHarryPotter
3.1The religiousmetaphors ofcharactersHarry Potterismorethan justan ordinaryfantasy story,because Rowling also placessome religiousmessageson characters,which revealthe moralprinciples tothereaderas theyappreciate the great work.Thesymbolism of thefamouscharactersintheBibleis stillthesubjectof writers9literary creation,andHarryPotteris noexception.For example,Jesusisthe archetypeof Harry,the embodimentofjusticeandpower,and Satanisthe opponentof the evil characterVbldemort.In addition,Dumbledore isalso regardedasa prophet toacertain extent.The thirdchapter willthoroughly discussthereligiousmetaphorsinthis novel.
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1.1Harry PotterHarryPotter wasa sufferingcharacter,unexpectedly endowedwith somekind ofmagic,and changedthelife heshould havebeen flat.Its believedthatJesus Christ isthebiblicalprototypeof Harry.Therearethreemajor reasons.Firstly,intheBible.Jesuswasbom asthe onlysavior.For Idid notcome tojudge the world butto savetheworld Bible,Jhn.
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47.Mary,the motherofJesus,gave birthto hervirginity,which madeJesushad bothhuman anddivine.What hascome intobeing in him,andthe life wasthelightof allpeople”Bible,Jhn.
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4.Like God,who hashuman lifeand light,was sentto redeemus.When weare cutoff fromthelifeofGod bydepravity,we cannotescape disappointment,and onlyby havinghis lifecan wepreserve ourlives.When aman has the sonof God,hehaseternal life,for itisinhis sonitself.Behold,the virginshall bewithchild;and beara son,and theyshall callhis nameImmanuel Bible,Mat.
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24.Thus,Jesus cameinto theworldasthechosen Saviorin ordertosavetheworld,and atthesametime heappeared intheimage of arealman,who hadhuman natureand divinityinhim,while his mother,Mary,existed asa symbol of holiness.In thebeginning of thisnovel,HarryPotterwas giventhe colorof theSavior.This saviorscolor runsthrough Harryswholelife.He wasbom byhismother,“Lily,“in English,Lily meanslilies,representing purity.This canbeunderstood asa secularexpression of the holinessof theVirgin Mary.Secondly,just asJesus Christwasnotyet born,God madea prophecyabout hisbirthplace,identity,andmission throughmany prophets,such asIsaiah,and Harrysunique courseof lifebegan witha prophecy.Theprophecy wasabout thedate ofbirth andfamily backgroundof Vbldemorfsconqueror,andHarrymet everyofthese conditions,bom atthe end of July,hisparentsdefeated Voldemortthree times,and Voldemorthimselfmarked him asaarchrival.The prophecyalarmed Voldemortso thathe killedHarry and his family,inordertoeliminate thethreat.The birthofJesusChrist alsobrought panicto Jewishruler Herod,who notonly orderedthepursuitofJesus,but alsoordered theexecution ofall boysunder theageoftwo inthe Bethlehemarea toensurethe stabilityof thethrone.But darknesswill neverprevailoverlight.The birthofJesusChrist fulfilledtheprophecy ofhundreds ofyears ago,and Godbrought peaceback totheworldthrough hisonly belovedson.The nightone-year-old Harrydefeated Voldemort,Voldemort wasstruck byhis mantra,lost hisflesh andallhis powers,andthedark reignofthewizardingworldcame toan end.Harry madepredictions abouthimselfthrough hissenseless feat.The firstchapter oftheHarryPotterandPhilosophe sStone.The Boywho lived/9isthereappearance ofthe joyousatmosphere inthe birthofJesusChrist intheBible.Finally,the power of love istheclearest connectionbetween HarryPotterandthearchetypeofChrist,andthe sourceofHarryand hisbiblicalarchetypes.The Biblehas repeatedlytaught thephilosophy oflove,andlove isthemostimportant themeoftheentire Bible.When theignorant nailedJesus tothecross,he stillaskedGod toforgive thepeople fortheir sinsbecause theydidnotunderstand whatthey weredoing.As inHarryPotter andtheHalf-Blood Prince,JesusChristovercame sinanddeathwith selflesslove,an incomparablepowerofasoul thathas notbeen perfected^^Rowling,2005:
402.In thisnovel,author wrotethe maternallovethat allowedHarryPotterto survive;the loveofthewitch schoolandtheprofessors;the loveof thegodfatherBlack;the brotherhoodofHarryPotterand his classmates,etc..Just asJesus usedlove tosave thewholeworldanddestroy the powerofSatan,the powerofHarry\loveisthepowerto completelydefeatVoldemort andthe decisiveforces inhis life.
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1.2VoldemortIn additiontoHarryPotter,Voldemort isalsoanimportant figure.In theBible,there ishis ownprototype,the evilSatan.In thetenth chapterof Luke,Jesus tellsthat Satanis trulythedevilagainst God.Satan alsobecamea snake,tempting thehumanancestorsAdam andEve tosteal thewisdom oftheGardenofEden,causing humanbeings tobe expelledfromtheGardenofEden.Satan hasbecomea symbolofhuman enemies,representing darkness,depravity,evil,temptation,destruction andunconscious power,andtheserpent,one ofSatan9s incarnations,has thesame connotations.Its prettyevident thatRowling intendsthis characterto boastthe similarcharacteristic ofanother evilcharacterinHarryPotter,the Vbldemort.Two convincingexamples arepresented belowto illustratethispoint.First ofall,inthisnovel,Vbldemort hasalways beenthe representativeofevilforces.Vbldemort hasanoble origina famouswizard,a descendantof Slytherin,one ofHogwarts5founders,an outstandingmagicaltalent andextraordinary ambition.He advocatedSlytherins purebredtheory andthe glorycreated byhisancestors,with thedetermination toinherit Slytherinsgreat cause.He studiedat SlaterCollege inHogwartsout ofhis evilmotive.Voldemort usedthemostevil black magic,bringing disastertotheentire wizardingworld.He developedfollowers andmade theman organizedgroup calledThe DeathEater“with anindeliblemark ofblackmagic.In addition,Vbldemort canspeak toa snake,and hasextraordinary controlover thesnake.He hasa giantsnake namedNagini,whose facehasthecharacteristics ofa snake.He ruthlesslykills wizardswhoface ordisapprove ofhis views,call evilcreatures toserve themselves,cause long-term chaosand horrorinthewizardingand Muggleworld.More importantly,theplacewhere Vbldemort appeared wasfull ofevil anddarkness.In HarryPotter andtheGoblet ofFire.Vbldemort appearednext toa marbletombstone.In HarryPotterandtheChamberofSecrets.Vbldemortappearedinadark,damp waterway.Voldemort,the Satanofthewizardingworld,nomatter wherehe is,mustbefilled withhellish horror.In theBible andChristian culture,hell cantbe relatedonlytothedirty BlackRiver,the screamofthedevil.For thosein hell,theyarethe enemy ofGod,and theresultof becomingthe enemy ofGodwill inevitablybe alienated,and thereisnogreater painthan thispunishment.Another resultofthissituation isthat itwould alwaysbe completelyseparated fromGod andhostileto eachother.In orderto become the bloodofagreat wizardandapure magician,Vbldemort whokilledMuggles isdestinedtobecometheenemyofgood representedby HarryPotterandDumbledore.All ofthis makesSatan reflectVbldemortinHarryPotter.He doesmorethanjust Satan.He isthe epitomeofthedarknature lurkinginthehuman mindandtheenemyofhuman goodness.Dumbledore wasthe principaloftheHarryPotterHogwarts Schoolof Magicand wasconsidered bytheWizarding Worldtobethe greatestwizard ofthe time.In Rowlingsnovels,thegreatwizard ofsilver whiskerswasapparently setup asatypicalprophet.The wisdomofthe prophets intheBiblecanbereflected inDumbledore.The wisdomofthe prophets isusually expressedin theirunmistakable prophecyand wiseandprofound judgmentofthecurrent situation.The HarryPotterseriesmention thatDumbledore hasa keensenseand isusually proventobeaccurate.He knowsthings thatmany otherpeople dontknow,but henever tellsothersclearly inwords,just likethe prophets,giving hintsinavague way.First ofall,Dumbledore,s debutwas deeplyimpressed.He wastall,thin,and veryold,judging bythesilver ofhis hairand beard,which wereboth longenough totuck intohis belt...His blueeyes werelight,bright,and sparklingbehind half-moon spectaclesandhisnose wasvery longand crooked,as thoughit hadbeenbroken atleast twice”Rowling,1997:
8.Since then,Rowling hascreated awise manimage inthe traditionalsense.To protecttheyoungHarry,he usedan ancientmagic toensure thatHarry wouldnotbeharmed aslongas hewas takencare ofby relatives.Magic alsoprotects Harryfrom beinghit inseveral battleswith Vbldemort.In timesof crisis,Dumbledore alwaysarrives intime toreverse thewhole situation,as hedid inthe StoneBattleofthePhilosophers.More importantly,Dumbledore knewHarrys identityandhisrelationship withVbldemort,and evenpredicted thestrugglebetweenHarryand Vbldemort andthe finaloutcome.On theother hand,this isaprophetwho alsosuffered thefate oftheprophet.From thebeginningofthemurder oftheprophetsoftheBible,totheendofthe killing,almost noone escapedthis fate.Dumbledore^wisdom andtalent madehimathorn inFudges flesh,andVbldemortwantedtoget ridof him.Intheprocess ofdestroyingVbldemort^Horcrux,Dumbledore wasseriously injured.When hereturned toschool,he wasattackedby DeathEaters andeventually killedby spySnape.
3.2The religiousmetaphors ofplotsIn additionto usingmetaphors tocreate variouscharacters,Rowlingalsolinked herChristianfaithto thedevelopmentofthestory.Rowling isvery goodat writingstories,andtheplot shedesigned forthenovelisvery interesting.Non-Christian readersare attractedto itbecause ofits magicaland mysticalcharacter,whileChristian readersare interestedinthereligious informationthey send.
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2.1Harry PottersredemptionRedemption isa voluntaryact,a highlydemanding ideathat othersare willingto sacrificethemselves tosavetheworld.God isthe embodimentof kindness,and heshows compassionto mankind.He arrangedfor hissonJesus tosacrifice himselftosavesinners,and thoushalt callhis nameJESUS;foritis hethat shallsave hispeoplefrom theirsins”Bible,Mat.
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21.And hesaid untothem,this ismy bloodofthenew testament,whichis shedfor many^^Bible,Mak.
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24.From thebeginning tothe endingoftheBible,redemption isalways akeytheme.As adevout Catholic,Rowling builta magicalworldinher novelsfor peopletrapped inthe“sin ofmaterialism^^cycle.Like manyscholars,Rowling believesthat evilis absolutelyinescapable,such astheblack wizardVbldemort,asymbolofthedevil,who cannotsee ortouch butis firmlyattached tothe humanbody.The humanbody issummoned byVbldemort,andhealso summonstheevilhidden inhis heart.Thisexplains theevil natureoftheChristianfaith.Evil comesfromtheevil natureoftheexternal environment,andalso fromthe weaknessofthehuman heart.With thefaith ofredemption,Harry bravelytookonthe taskof fightingVbldemort.It wasan。