2006-11-01 07:43:37 · 30 answers · asked by Mark Fidrater 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes, there are writings in our day from a female prophet
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2006-11-01 12:33:59 · answer #1 · answered by bethybug 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Miriam (Exodus 15), Deborah (Judges 4), Huldah (2 Kings 22 & 34), Noadiah (Nehemiah 6), Anna (Luke 2), and several unnamed ones. Just go to an on-line Bible site and do a search on "Prophetess".
As for modern-day prophets, the problem is that prophets are not usually acknowledged until they get into scripture and nobody's writing scripture today that I know of. A prophet is anyone who truly speaks on God's behalf. The verification process is difficult. One can prophesy without being a career prophet. And if one is a prophet, one is usually classified as something else. Prophets tend to annoy authorities, particularly religious authorities, with makes it even harder for everyone to agree whether a prophet has spoken or just a dissident.
Was Pilate's wife a prophet? What about Joan of Arc? Catherine of Sienna? Dorothy Day? Amy Goodman? One person's prophet is another's antichrist.
2006-11-01 08:03:23 · answer #2 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love the story of Deborah the prophetess in the Bible. You already have some great answers here about others. Anyone who has the spirit of Christ has the right to receive inspiration about the future, which is prophecy. There is, however, only one official prophet for the Church of Jesus Christ at any given time. From my point of view I believe that person is Gordon B. Hinckley. I am not against other people having prophecies, as well, but they would all have to lead back to the authority of Jesus Christ as the Son of God. We had several centuries in the world when there was no prophet due to the authority of God being removed from the earth. Men tried to substitute other titles for the prophet's calling, but it didn't work out. Have a happy day.
2006-11-01 08:04:05 · answer #3 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes there are female prophets in the Bible and also in modern times. Today a prophet is one that teaches God's Word.
2006-11-01 07:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by mesquiteskeetr 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yes - miriam, deborah, esther... they are all examples of female prophets in the bible... and no, there are no modern-day prophets
Female Prophets
Sarah : Gen 11:29 - 23:20
Miriam : Ex. 15:20-21; Num. 12:1-12:15, 20:1
Deborah : Judges 4:1 - 5:31
Hannah : I Sam 1:1 - 2:21
Abigail : I Sam 25:1 - 25:42
Huldah : II Kings 22:14-20
Esther : Esther
2006-11-01 07:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No female prophets in the Bible. The only prophets of today are false prophets.
2006-11-01 07:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, there were female prophetess in the bible.
See Acts 21:8-9
"Leaving the next day, we reached Caesarea and stayed at the house of Philip the evangelist, one of the Seven. He had four unmarried daughters who prophesied."
and see Luke 2:36-37
"There was also a prophetess, Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was very old; she had lived with her husband seven years after her marriage, and then was a widow until she was eighty-four. She never left the temple but worshiped night and day, fasting and praying."
2006-11-01 07:50:04 · answer #7 · answered by Light 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There were cerainly female judges, although I'm having a hard time thinking up female prophets.
if you define prophet as someone who speaks against injustice in the name of God, some of the modern ones that come to mind are Martin Luther King and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
2006-11-01 07:45:58 · answer #8 · answered by carwheelsongravel1975 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, there is a modern day prophet. His name is Gordon B. Hinckley. As previously stated, those who follow my faith, commonly called mormon, believe this.
Prophets are people who communicate directly with God about things he wishes them to teach his children. This is different than someone who is inspired or who has felt the holy spirit. This is a calling from God and is unique. God has said he will not reveal anything to his children except it be through his prophets. This is also how it was done in ancient times. Since God does not change, it makes sense that his method of communicating with us would not.
2006-11-01 08:00:53 · answer #9 · answered by ChunderHog 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
yes,when Mary and Joseph took Jesus up to the temple to offer Him to God as the law demanded,they met Simon an old man and Anna a prophetess, as for the second question there are any number of these but a true prophet will have something worthwhile to tell us.
2006-11-01 07:51:44 · answer #10 · answered by Sentinel 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mary magdaline is a prophet. Ignore the edited new verisons of the Bible adn look into the Dead Sea Scrolls.
2006-11-01 07:46:01 · answer #11 · answered by feargov 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋