Both of them are filled with fantasy and fable but which one is a better read?
Mark Twain wrote about the bible; "It is full of interest. It has noble poetry in it; and some clever fables; and some blood-drenched history; and some good morals; and a wealth of obscenity; and upwards of a thousand lies."
I haven't read any Harry Potter but I am guessing it's better.
2007-08-11 03:31:14 · 8 answers · asked by bible_thumping_killer 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is unfair to read them side by side.
The bible is at a disadvantage because it is so old. By the time Harry Potter came along we had thousands of years of literate history to draw from. The bible is an early work of mankind. It should be judged in the frame of the period it was written in. Very few ancient works could get published today. The bible is certainly in that list too. If someone came along today and wrote the bible, it would fail on editing. No one would publish it.
Harry Potter of course has the advantage of Shakespeare, Milton, Poe, Kipling and the Bible. It also has the advantage of millions of failed and mediocre stories.
The bible has noble poetry, not much, but it is there and it is quite good. There are clever fables and interesting stories. Some of the morals are good, some are horrendous and should be considered immoral behavior now. The lies are extraordinary, but it is important to remember that is was initially read by a magic believe, non-critical thinking audience with deeply limited understanding of the natural world.
Harry Potter is a far better book and it may even have better morals. Still, I can think of some nice criticisms of Rowling's work and I would love to sit down and ask her why she did some things the way she did. On the other hand, I am incapable of producing even close to that quality of work so it is an ignorant peasant criticizing the Queen.
In a way, she possesses an interesting honor, her book is better than the foundational work of over one billion believers. That really is quite good. Maybe she should consider starting a religion. It can't be worse than Christianity or Islam.
2007-08-11 05:20:03 · answer #1 · answered by OPM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Harry Potter became my bible as a baby, have faith it or no longer it inspired my perspectives on the worldwide and faith. At a youthful age i began out examining Harry Potter and it got here to the factor the place the fundies made it sound that if I have been to envision Harry Potter i could honestly be condemned to hell. So i became put in the region of selecting Jesus or Harry, and that i chosen Harry. If the fundies did no longer make the type of great deal approximately it i ought to have not considered how batshit insane they are.
2016-11-12 01:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter. The Bible is not fiction.
2007-08-11 03:39:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've read both, but Harry Potter has a better plot, is far more consistent with it's own mythos, and is much better written.
Kudos to Rowling, and Harry Potter.
2007-08-11 03:48:34 · answer #4 · answered by Jewel 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bible is Non-Fiction but Harry Potter is a good fiction book i guess.
2007-08-11 03:43:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Harry Potter
it's a far more coherent storyline
2007-08-11 08:03:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett's better than either of them.
2007-08-11 03:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Jack P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd call you a Jackass, but I don't want to give one of my favorite critters a bad name.
2007-08-11 03:47:11 · answer #8 · answered by mitch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋