Prophets of Christianity


In Christianity the figures widely recognised as prophets are those mentioned as such in the Old Testament and the New Testament. It is believed that prophets are chosen and called by God.
The main 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 secondary 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. A [|final list] contains the names of those described in the Bible as prophets, but are presented as either misusing this gift or as fraudulent.

Main list of prophets (68)

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