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You're question may be unanswerable. Because the authors of the majority of the books in The Bible are anonymous or undetermined. Search the web yourself to verify. It will only say "traditionally ascribed to" so-and-so, but will not definitely confirm it.
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∙ 12y agoThe Major prophets were Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel.
Isaiah is found in 2 Kings 15-21, 2 Chronicles 26-30 and Isaiah.
Jeremiah is found in 2 Kings 22-25.
Ezekiel and Daniel are found in Daniel 1-6
The twelve Minor ProphetsThe Minor prophets were Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi.
Hosea is found in Hosea.
and I researched very hard to find the other ones but it got very confusing, sorry for not finishing it...
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∙ 13y agoIsaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel
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∙ 13y agoThe major prophets are Daniel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, , Samuel Ezekiel.
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∙ 13y agoThe main ones are Samuel, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Micah, Malachi, Hosea ..
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The dinstinction between the major and minor prophets is based on what?
The major prophets wrote more chapters and verses as well. Minor prophets like Amos and Micah had small books.
What is a major prophet?
Major prophets are those who wrote relatively lengthy books in the Old Testament (e.g., Isaiah). Minor prophets are those who wrote relatively short books (e.g., Amos). The term has nothing to do with the significance of their writings.
How many authors wrote the 17 books known as the Major and Minor prophets?
Those who wrote the major prophets are Samuel, Daniel, Isaiah , Ezekiel and Jeremiah, the minor ones were Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Malachi, Haggai, Hosea,Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah
What is the difference in Major and Minor Prophets?
As far as 'importance' goes; there is no such thing as major or minor prophet. They are equally important since they are appointed by God.The expression 'minor and major prophet' simply refers to the size of their writings. The books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel are much larger writings, when compared with Joel, Jonah, Haggai, Malachi, etc. --But-- they were all equally impartant messages for the peoples at the various times those prophets existed, since they span many years.
Who is malachi in The Bible?
Malachi is one of the minor prophets. Not because his message was minor because of the length of his writing, being a short book of the Bible. By contrast, Isaiah and Jeremiah are consisered to be major prophets becasue of the lengths of the books they wrote.
Why were Elijah and Elisha excluded from the list of canonical prophets?
The lives of Elijah and Elisha are written in the books of 1 and 2 Kings. The major prophets is a classification of those prophets that wrote books in the Bible namely Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. The Minor Prophets or Twelve Prophets are the names of prophets described in the last book of the Nevi'im, the second main division of the Jewish Tanakh. This book was broken each into separate books by the name of the Prophet in the Christian Old Testament. For this reason Elijah and Elisha are neither "major" prophets or "minor" prophets, which refer to the length of the books by the prophets name not the importance of the prophet or its message.
Why are major prophets called major?
Major prophets are called "major" due to the length and significance of their writings in the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. These prophets, including Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, have longer books or prophecies compared to the "minor" prophets. Their messages are considered major in terms of their impact and influence on the religious community.
Why are Elijah and Elisha not in the list of the major and minor prophets?
The classification of major or minor prophet refers to the biblical books written by various prophets. Elisha has no books attributed to him. Thus, he does not qualify for either. This does not reflect the importance of his actual role as a 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.
Who are the prophets that wrote books?
The main prophets who wrote books were Isaiah, Samuel, Daniel,, Hosea, Haggai , Micah, Malachi, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Obidiah ,,
Who were the authors who wrote zephaniah and zechariah?
The author of the Book of Zephaniah is the prophet Zephaniah. The author of the Book of Zechariah is the prophet Zechariah.
How did the people who wrote the Bible so known of God?
People who wrote the bible books were many prophets. And all prophets were called for gods work.
