New York: Macmillian Publishing Co, 1980. New York: Crossroad, 1992 Seltzer, Robert M. Jerusalem: Keter Publishing House, 1971 Kung, Hans. In the Septuagint the order of the first six is somewhat different: Hosea, Amos, Micah, Joel, Obadiah, and Jonah. New York: The New American Library, 1962 Encyclopedia Judaica "Sanhedrin". Their order in the Vulgate is the same as in the Hebrew Bible: hosea, joel, amos, obadiah, jonah, micah, nehemiah, habakkuk, zephaniah, haggai, zechariah, and malachi. New York: The Judaica Press, 1963 Dimont, Max. Introduction to Tractate Sanhedrin of the Mishnah. Avigail (who became a wife of King David) Another commentator says the missing two prophets are Oded and Hanani Haroeh. Rashi also comments that "two I don't know," refering to numbers 47 and 48. There are 12 books in the Bible known as the Minor Prophets, the Twelve, or the Book of the Twelve. The great news found in the minor prophets is the reassurance that God is not blind to evil, and he will not allow wickedness to go unchecked. Rabbein Hananel and the Vilna Gaon start from Moshe and add in the sons of Korach. Rashi (Megillah 3a) suggests that Daniel wasn't a prophet and should be replaced by Shemaia, who told Rehavam not to go to war with Yeravam and the northern kingdom. Of course, there is much debate about who is included in the list. When we speak of The Minor Prophets, we refer to Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. This count was 48 male and 7 female Prophets. Joel: The dates of Joel's life as a prophet of ancient Israel are unknown since the dating of this Bible book is in dispute. Prophets like Jeremiah, Isaiah and Ezekiel have large books and so these prophets are called the Major Prophets only because their books are larger, not because they are more important. Minor Prophets Hosea: An 8th-century prophet in Israel, Hosea is sometimes referred to as the 'prophet of doom' for his predictions that worship of false gods would lead to the fall of Israel. The Talmud (Megillah 14a) says that there had been twice as many prophets as the number of people who left Egypt (2,600,000), but only those whose messages were for future generations were recorded. The Minor Prophets are not called minor because they are unimportant but because of the size of their books. Major being a reference to the length of their writing, not to their quality or importance. Ancient Jewish History: Table of Contents| The Temples| Twelve Tribes Four of these prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel we call Major.
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