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How can a prophet be determined if its major or minor?

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Major prophets are just longer books. Minor prophet means that the book is shorter.

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How can a prophet be determined if major or minor?

Major Prophets have more chapters in the books of inspired, canonical sacred Scripture that bear their respective names. Each Minor Prophet has fewer chapters in his book that any Major Prophet has. Isaiah, for example, was a Major Prophet, whereas Micah was a Minor Prophet. The Major Prophets were Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel; the other twelve were Minor Prophets. (Daniel, Baruch, and Lamentations fit in neither category.)


Where you first hear about prophets?

The great man Samuel was the first prophet, that is both a major or a minor prophet.


What is a mojor Prophet?

I believe you mean a major prophet. Whether a prophet is "major" or "minor" has to deal with the amount of writing they produced. Major prophets (like Isaiah or Jeremiah) wrote a lot, whereas minor prophets (like Baruch and others) wrote very little. It has nothing to do with how much work or how much good the prophet did.


What are the miracles of prophet Adam?

First of all Adam was never a prophet a major or minor one.


When was the prophet Adam come on earth?

Adam was never ever a prophet in the old testament.


Which prophets are not major Hosea Ezekiel Isiah or Jeremiah?

Of the lot of prophets mentioned Hosea is a minor prophet.


Name a major and minor prophet in the Bible?

MajorIsaiahJeremiahEzekielDaniel-> The term "major" refers to their length, not their importance.MinorHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachihttp://www.jesus-is-savior.com/


What does it mean to be a major prophet in the bible?

The major prophets are those whose books are longer and considered more prominent than the minor prophets.


What kind of prophet was Micah?

Micah was a minor prophet, but a good prophet.


what qualified Daniel to be with the major prophets and Hosea and Zechariah to be minor prophets?

In the Bible, the distinction between Major and Minor Prophets is based on the length of the prophetic books rather than the significance of the prophets themselves. Daniel is considered a Major Prophet not necessarily because of his qualifications, but because his book is longer and more extensive in content compared to the books of the Minor Prophets. Similarly, Hosea and Zechariah are classified as Minor Prophets because their prophetic books are shorter in length. Each prophet was called by God to deliver His message to the people, regardless of their classification as Major or Minor Prophets.


What is the difference between the major prophets and the minor prophets?

The difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet is the length of the prophecies. For instance Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel had lengthily prophecies, whereas Hosea, Amos, Joel ETC had shorter books. The content in all the prophecies were/are important but some are longer and more involved.


Why are books in Bible from Hosea to Malaci called minor prophets?

"Minor" in this case refers to the length of their books, it has nothing to do with their importance. In fact, it doesn't actually refer to the prophet (the person) but to the prophetic book that bears their name. In the Hebrew Bible there were twelve smaller books bundled as one called the "Twelve". The Christian Bible presents these twelve as separate books and calls them the "Minor Prophets". The longer prophetic books of the Old Testament are called "Major Prophets" and are considerably more lengthy writings. The concept of major and minor prophets is Christian and is not a concept used by Jews.