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Major & Minor P
Question | Answer |
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Major vs Minor Prophets | It seems that Augustine was the first to designate the terms “major and minor prophets” in the fifth century AD. In using the term “minor prophet,” it refers to the relative length of the writings when compared to the books of the “major prophets.” |
Major | Isaiah (66 Chapters), Jeremiah (52), Ezekiel (48), Daniel (12) |
Minor | Hosea & Zechariah (14 Chapters), Amos (9), Micah (7), Jonah & Malachi (4), Joel & Nahum & Habakkuk & Zephaniah (3), Haggai (2), Obadiah (1) |
Pre-Exile – Prophets of Israel | Jonah, Hosea, Amos |
Jonah | (790 BC) |
Hosea | (755-725 BC) |
Amos | (752 BC) |
Pre-Exile – Prophets of Judah | Obadiah, Joel, Isaiah, Micah, Nahum, Jeremiah, Zephaniah, Habakkuk |
Obadiah | (ca. 845 BC) |
Joel | (ca. 750 BC) |
Isaiah | (750-700 BC) |
Micah | (735-700 BC) |
Nahum | (626 BC) |
Jeremiah | (626-584 BC) |
Zephaniah | (625 BC) |
Habakkuk | (ca. 625-615 BC) |
Exilic Period | Ezekiel, Daniel |
Ezekiel | (593-571 BC) |
Daniel | (606-534 BC) |
Post Exilic Period | Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi |
Haggai | (520 BC) |
Zechariah | (520-518 BC) |
Malachi | (ca. 440 BC) |