Prophets from the Old Testament

1) Prophets played such an important role in the time of the Old testament. It is because of these prophets, that we have so much of our prophetic literature through the Old Testament today. They played an integral role throughout the life and history of Israel. We can see through numerous situations throughout the Old Testament that the prophets were a catalyst for change occurring in the land/people of Israel. According to David L. Peterson in his book, "The Prophetic Literature", a reason as to

The term cannon is derived from the Greek and Hebrew language meaning measuring rod. In biblical terms canon refers to the standards a book had to meet in order to be recognized as god’s word. The cannon of scripture was not developed, rather it was recognized by the church. The church applied many basic standards in recognizing whether a book was inspired by god. They are as follows: Was it written by a prophet of god? Did the writer have credentials from god? Did it tell the truth? Did it evince

Lessons from Old Testament Heroes and The Essences of the Old Testament: A Survey we are studying about the prophets. During the time of the Old Testament there was several prophets. The prophets are broken up into two groups. They are Minor Prophets and Major Prophets. According to our text book The Essences of the Old Testament: A Survey states, “The minor Prophets cover the books of Hosea to Malachi and form the final section of the Old Testament canon. On the other hand, “The Major Prophets in the

I agree that the New Testament is the fulfillment of the Old Testament. The author Jensen writes the last words God ever wrote to man is recorded on the pages of the New Testament. In the Old Testament, God gave a partial revelation of Himself, having spoken through prophets and angles, but the full and final revelation came through Jesus Christ in the New Testament (Jensen.15).The prophet Isaiah spoke of the days to come,when the new law would go forth from Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:2-4), (Map G) in the

other. Christianity progressed from Judaism while Islam progressed from both Judaism and Christianity. Jews and Muslims recognize God as one monotheistic God. Christians also view God as one monotheistic God, but see his essence represented as a Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (soft-monotheism). All three religions are regarded as People of the Book. They all recognize Abraham as the first prophet and the gospels of Moses (and others) in the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible). The religion of

in the Old Testament v. New Testament Alejandro Londono (Professor) (University) 6 Nov 2014 The term Son of Man is translated differently by the prophets, apostles, and people of the Old Testament when compared to how the term is viewed in the New Testament. In analyzing how the terms are perceived during these times, it becomes possible to trace the theme of the Son of Man, and how it was viewed in the Old Testament, to how the Son of Man has been viewed in the New Testament. In observing

to the Old Testament? Introduction. Before the gospels and Pauline epistles, early church Christians related to the Old Testament as Scripture and viewed their Christian walk as the fulfillment of the promises made to Israel from the Old Testament, which foretold of the coming age of the Messiah. The first New Testament Christians understood the importance of the Old Testament; it was their “Bible” they preached from. Just as in the early church, Christians today need the Old Testament

Tanakh Versus The Christian’s Old Testament Often times when discussing the Old Testament it is commonly considered as synonymous to the Hebrew Bible, although there are significant difference between the two. Most Protestant versions of the Old Testament have exactly the same books as the Hebrew Bible, though in a slightly different order (Harris, 1980, p. 2). In the Jerusalem Bible, the English edition of the Old Testament, the Apocrypha are integrated with the other books of the Hebrew Bible

To many Christians the Prophets are seen as being predictors of the Messiah, but it can be argued that one can take any tidbit of information from a source (not just the bible) and use it, whether within context or out of context, to support one’s argument. In my opinion, as far as the prophets are concerned, just because the prophets seem to predict the coming of the Messiah because of the parallels that have been drawn between the books of the prophets and the New Testament does not necessarily mean

Prophet! What is a prophet exactly? A prophet in the Old Testament was a person from various backgrounds, who God used to communicate his message to the world. Going to church as a child I always heard that in the Old Testament all prophets were men. That isn’t exactly the case. Even though a majority of them were men, there were also women that were also prophets. The term for a female prophet is Prophetesses. God gave some women approval to speak to his people, but just like men they used their