Major prophet
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| Tanakh Torah | Nevi'im | Ketuvim Books of Nevi'im |
| First Prophets |
|---|
| 1. Joshua |
| 2. Judges |
| 3. Samuel |
| 4. Kings |
| Later Prophets |
| 5. Isaiah |
| 6. Jeremiah |
| 7. Ezekiel |
| 8. 12 minor prophets |
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 even include the deuterocanonical/apocryphal Book of Baruch. The closest analogous grouping in the Hebrew Bible is the "Prophets" or Nevi'im. The Christian major prophets in order of occurrence in the Christian Bible are:
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Lamentations, also known as the Lamentations of Jeremiah
- 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 Hebrew Bible).
The term "major" refers to their length, not their importance. See Minor Prophets for shorter prophecies in the Bible.
[edit] See also
- Prophetic Midrash: Stories about prophets from ancient and modern sources
