TYPES OF PROPHESIES։ AN INNOVATIVE APPOACH

Authors

  • Drtad Uzunyan YSU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24234/journalforarmenianstudies.v2i65.116

Keywords:

Prophecy, Types of Prophecy, Practical Types of Prophecy, Prophet, New Testament, Old Testament, Armenian tradition, Jewish tradition

Abstract

While prophecy constitutes the most important part of the Bible, it has been, in our opinion, its least analyzed subject. The interpretation of the prophecies has produced the most extensive works in the Christian tradition. While the messages of the prophets have been analyzed in detail, the phenomenon of “prophesy” itself has received little attention. This study presents a brief but innovative approach to the subject of prophecy and its types. An approach from the Jewish tradition handed down from the Middle Ages to the present day is taken and only a summary is presented, while a new diversification is proposed with a different approach.

In the first part of this study some studies from the Jewish and Armenian traditions about the types of prophesy are given with examples and examples of diversification are presented.

In the second part, the subject of Practical Types of Prophecy, which is our proposition, is discussed and it is explained which types of prophecies should be examined.

In conclusion we summarized our purpose and the main parts of the study.

References

St. Gregory of Tatev (2008), Meknowt'iwn margare'owt'eann Esayeay /Interpretation of the Prophecy of Isaiah/, edt. by H. Kyoseyan, Etchmiadzin, Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Publishing House ed.

Yeghiayan Buzand (1976), Qnnakan patmowt'iwn Sowrb Grakan jhamanaknerow /Critical History of Holy Scripture Times/, vol. 5, Antelias, Lebanon, Catholicosate of the Great Armenian House of Cilicia ed.

Maimonides Moses (1904), Owghghecoyc Molorac'oc, t'argmanowac'՝ arabere'n bnage'n /The Guide For The Perplexed/, Translated from The Original Arabic Text, by M.Friedlander, Ph.D., New York, E. P. Dutton & Company ed.

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Published

29.12.2024