Outline four differences between the Old Testament and Traditional African prophets.

      

Outline four differences between the Old Testament and Traditional African prophets.

  

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gideon
- Old Testament prophets were called and received their powers from God while traditional
African prophets received
their powers through inheritance and from the spirits.
- Old Testament prophets faced opposition their work whereas traditional African prophets were
respected highly and
obeyed.
- Old Testament prophets had their prophecies recorded and preserved in written form while
traditional African prophets
have their prophecies preserved and passed on through oral tradition.
- Old Testament prophets stressed monotheism/the worship of only one true God whereas some
traditional African
prophets recognized and worshipped many gods and goddesses.
- Old Testament prophets gave messages to the Israelites and the whole world while traditional
African prophets limited
their messages to their communities.
- Some Old Testament prophets had an idea of glorious Messiah whereas traditional African
prophets did not have any
concept of the Messiah.
- Old Testament prophets did not practice divination whereas some traditional African prophets
were diviners.
- Old Testament prophets were both teachers and preachers who taught people about God’s will
and gave sermons while
traditional African prophets confined themselves to predictions and warnings about the future.
gideon1 answered the question on October 3, 2017 at 04:09


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