Prophets in Christianity


Prophets in Christianity are figures who are widely recognized as prophets who are mentioned in the Old Testament and New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is believed that prophets are chosen and called by the one God.
The [|first list below] consists of only those individuals that have been clearly defined as prophets, either by explicit statement or strong contextual implication, along with the biblical reference to their office. The [|second list] consists of those individuals who are recorded as having had a visionary or prophetic experience, but without a history of any major or consistent prophetic calling. The [|third list] consists of unnamed prophets. The [|fourth list] contains the names of those described in the Bible as prophets, but who are presented as either misusing this gift or as fraudulent. The [|final list] consists of post-biblical individuals regarded as prophets and of post-biblical individuals who are claimed to have had visionary or prophetic experience.

Main list

Torah / Pentateuch

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The following persons are considered by some Christians to be prophets, or to have had prophetic experiences.