The four non writing prophets were Samuel, Nathan, Elijah, and Elisha.
The major prophets writing is lengthy than the minor prophets. Isaiah is referred to as the miniature bible.
Multiple prophets and authors took part in writing the old and new testament of the bible.
Like all of the minor and major prophets in the Old Testament, their primary focus for the book is the end time, eventhough they have a message for the current age they are writing to. This principle is known as 'duality.'
A nonliterary prophet is a prophet who is mentioned in the Bible, but is one that has no writing done by himself or of that from his servant or scribe. An example is the prophet Elijah. He is told about, but the writing is not his own.
The prophets were moved by Divine inspiration to put their prophecies into writing. These would serve as permanent instruction and as portents.
The writing Prophets first appeared in Israel's life around the 8th century BC, during the period of the divided kingdom. They were inspired individuals who conveyed messages from God, often calling for repentance and warning about the consequences of disobedience. These Prophets played a significant role in shaping Israel's religious and social landscape.
In synagogues, only the Torah-scrolls are kept in the Holy Ark. The writings of the prophets are held in a place of slightly lesser reverence, such as a separate cupboard-type enclosure in the lower part of the same Ark.
Malachi is one of the minor prophets. Not because his message was minor because of the length of his writing, being a short book of the Bible. By contrast, Isaiah and Jeremiah are consisered to be major prophets becasue of the lengths of the books they wrote.
All prophets after Jonah are classical Prophets
The meaning of exile prophets means prophets who worked while in exile like daniel, post exile prophets are prophets just before a exile came like Jeremiah.
Parchment was (and is) used for scrolls of the Torah and prophets. For mundane purposes, anything could be used, such as a potsherd or anything else.See also the related LinkFacts about Torah scrolls