Major Prophets
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The Hebrew prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
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A major prophet is a book in the Major Prophets section of the Christian Old Testament in the Bible. The term "major prophet" is typically a Christian term as the Jewish Hebrew Bible does not group these books together and does not include the deuterocanonical/apocryphal Book of Baruch. The closest analogous grouping in the Hebrew Bible is the "Prophets" or Nevi'im. The major prophets in order of occurrence in the Christian Bible are:
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations, also known as the Lamentations of Jeremiah (listed with the Ketuvim in the Tanakh)
- Baruch (deuterocanonical; may be placed before Lamentations.) This work is not incorporated into the Jewish Bible nor the Protestant Bible.
- Ezekiel
- Daniel (listed with the Ketuvim in the Tanakh).
The term "major" refers to their length, not their importance. See Minor prophet for shorter prophecies in the Bible.
See also
External links
- Prophetic Midrash: Stories about prophets from ancient and modern sources
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