Prophets, Minor

Prophets, Minor

Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов. - М.: "Республика". . 2004.

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  • minor prophets — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized M&P 1. : the group of Old Testament prophets from Hosea to Malachi whose biblical writings are relatively brief 2. : the books of the Bible written by the Minor Prophets * * * Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • MINOR PROPHETS — MINOR PROPHETS, a collection of the books of 12 prophets: hosea , joel , amos , obadiah , jonah , micah , nahum , habbakuk , zephaniah , haggai , zechariah , and malachi . This collection counts as a single book (the last) of the second division… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • PROPHETS, LIVES OF THE — PROPHETS, LIVES OF THE, name given to one of the few examples of ancient Jewish hagiographic writings (another example being the Martyrdom of Isaiah ). Although in its present form the book contains some Christian elements, there is a general… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Minor Prophets — n. 1. the twelve relatively short books of prophecy in the Bible, from Hosea to Malachi 2. the writers of these books …   English World dictionary

  • Minor prophet — A minor prophet is one of the writings in the Twelve Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible, also known to Christians as the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Twelve individuals had their names attributed to a section of the Hebrew Bible which… …   Wikipedia

  • Prophets of Islam — Muslims regard as Prophets of Islam (Arabic: نبي) those non divine humans chosen by Allah as prophets. Each prophet brought the same basic ideas of Islam, including belief in one God and avoidance of idolatry and sin. Each came to preach Islam… …   Wikipedia

  • PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Prophets of Christianity — This is a list of Christian prophets, including those mentioned in both the Hebrew Bible and the canonical New Testament.The main list consists of only those individuals that have been clearly defined as prophets, either by explicit statement or… …   Wikipedia

  • Prophets — /ˈprɒfəts/ (say profuhts) plural noun the books which form the second of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising 1. the Former Prophets, Joshua, Judges, I and II Samuel, and I and II Kings. 2. the Latter Prophets, a. Isaiah,… …  

  • minor — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees. b (of an… …   Useful english dictionary


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