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Definition:
Consisting of 15 books of varying lengths, the Prophets (Nevi'im in Hebrew)
appear through the history of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel to condemn corruption,
sin, unethical behavior, etc. They were sometimes poetic, but they were always harsh
and, because of that, at times very unpopular with political and religious
authorities.
In the Hebrew scriptures there are three major and tweleve major prophetic works, all of which follow the "historical" works which progress from Joshua through Kings. The three "major" prophets are Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel. The label is not used because they are better or more important, but simply because they are longer. The chronological order of the prophetic books is as follows:
| Prophet | Date | Place |
| Pre-exile Prophets | ||
| Amos | c. 760-750 BCE | Israel, under Jeoboam II |
| Hosea | c. 745 BCE | Israel, under Jeoboam II |
| Isaiah | 742-701 BCE | Judah, under Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah |
| Micah | c. 750 BCE | Judahh under Jotham, Ahaz and Hezekiah |
| Nahum | 625-610 BCE | Judah, under Josiah |
| Zephaniah | c. 621 BCE | Judah, under Josiah |
| Habakkuk | 615-598 BCE | Judah, maybe |
| Jeremiah | 627-587 BCE | Judah, until it fell |
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Post-exile Prophets |
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| Ezekiel | 597-563 BCE | Babylonian Exile |
| Haggai | 520 BCE | Jersuslam after the Exile |
| Zechariah | 520-518 BCE | Jersuslam after the Exile |
| Malachi | 460-450 BCE | Jersuslam after the rebuilding of the Temple |
| Obadiah | 460-400 BCE | |
| Joel | 350 BCE | |
| Jonah | Jonah lived around 750 BCE, but the book was written around 350 BCE | |
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