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In the Old Testament. The major prophets are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekial and Daniel.
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Generally speaking... the sheer size of the above prophet's prophetic books are bigger than those of the "minor prophets."
As "Halley's Bible Handbook with the King James Version" explains:
"...This classification [the difference between major and minor prophets] is based on the size of the books. Any one of the three books of Isaiah, Jeremiah or Ezekiel is in itself alone larger than all 12 of the Minor Prophets combined together. Daniel is about the combined size of the two Minor Prophets Hosea and Zechariah..." (Halley's Bible Handbook with the King James Version" Classic Edition; p.280, The Prophets).
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∙ 13y agoThe major prophets are:
Isaiah Jeremiah Lamentations Ezekiel Daniel
The minor prophets are:
Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum Habakkuk Zephaniah haggai Zechariah Malachi
The minor prophets are called the minor prophets because the lives of the prophets were more obscure and their writings were shorter not because they were less important.
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∙ 12y agoIsaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel.
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Are these all the prophets of old and New Testament?
In the old testament which has both the major and minor prophets, but in the new testament John the baptist is a prophet.
What is one of the Old Testament prophets?
The prophet Isaiah is a major prophet in the old testament.
Who is eligah?
Elijah was one of the major prophets in the old testament..
How many major prophetic books in the Old Testament?
The major prophets in the old testament are 6 Samuel, Isaiah, Daniel,Jeremiah, ,Ezekiel, and Ezra.
In which major section would you find the book of ezekiel?
It is part of the Later Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea etc.), which in turn is part of the Prophets. The Prophets is the second third of the Hebrew Bible (Torah, Prophets, Writings).
What are the categories of Old Testament?
In Jewish tradition, there are three categories in the Old Testament: the Torah, the Prophets, and the Writings. In the Christian Old Testament, we have the books of the law, the books of history, the books of poetry, the major prophets, and the minor prophet. There are 39 books in the Old Testament.
What are the prophets in the old testament called?
Prophets.
Difference of major and minor prophets?
The classification of "Major" or "Minor Prophets" refers to the length of the book by that prophet's name, so in strict terms prophets (the people) aren't classified as "major" or "minor". This classification is used with prophetic books in the Old Testament. There are twelve shorter books collectively referred to as the "Minor Prophets" and the remaining prophetic books in the Old Testament are considerably longer in length and referred to as "Major Prophets".
What are the five sections of the Old Testament called?
They are: Books of Law, Books of History, Books of Poetry, Major Prophets, and Minor Prophets.
What section of the Old Testament is Jonah in?
The minor prophets (minor because their books are short, while the major prophets books are long).
Why do you study the Old Testament?
The old testament is read and studied because the prophets and kings were in the old testament. It is history as well as what is to come as told by prophets.
What is the meaning of the term major and minor prophets?
Are simply a way to divide the old testament prophetic books.
