How many major and minor prophets are there in the Bible?

Answer:

The division of major and minor prophets come from the Old Testament. There are 17 books of prophecy in the Old Testament and they are divided into two groups: the long books (the major prophets) and the short books (the minor prophets).

The major prophet books are:

• Isaiah
• Jeremiah
• Lamentations
• Ezekiel
• Daniel

Jeremiah and Lamentations were both written by Jeremiah. The minor prophet books are:

• Hosea
• Joel
• Amos
• Obadiah
• Jonah
• Micah
• Nahum
• Habakkuk
• Zephaniah
• Haggai
• Zechariah
• Malachi