What we can learn fron non-biblical prophet movements
Frequently a new religion comes into being by means of a prophet—a per-son feeling himself divinely commissioned, who has had divine revelations and feels compelled to inform his fellow men of them. Should people respond to his message a prophet movement is born, and it may then develop into a new r...
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| description | Frequently a new religion comes into being by means of a prophet—a per-son feeling himself divinely commissioned, who has had divine revelations and feels compelled to inform his fellow men of them. Should people respond to his message a prophet movement is born, and it may then develop into a new religion. If a number of prophet movements are examined, so many of their features appear similar or identical that one is justified in speaking about a "prophet pattern". The different elements of this prophet pattern stand out clearly if we try to answer these three questions: 1. Which are the causes for the appearance of a prophet? 2. What is the significance of his message? What function does it have? 3. Why do certain prophets get followers, but not others? |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79588d5f3fc44e6f8f206cb06efc69482022-12-21T17:34:00ZengDonner InstituteScripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis0582-32262343-49371975-01-01710.30674/scripta.67084What we can learn fron non-biblical prophet movementsAxel LjungdahlFrequently a new religion comes into being by means of a prophet—a per-son feeling himself divinely commissioned, who has had divine revelations and feels compelled to inform his fellow men of them. Should people respond to his message a prophet movement is born, and it may then develop into a new religion. If a number of prophet movements are examined, so many of their features appear similar or identical that one is justified in speaking about a "prophet pattern". The different elements of this prophet pattern stand out clearly if we try to answer these three questions: 1. Which are the causes for the appearance of a prophet? 2. What is the significance of his message? What function does it have? 3. Why do certain prophets get followers, but not others?https://journal.fi/scripta/article/view/67084Nativistic movementsProphetsAuthorityLeadership, Religious |
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| title | What we can learn fron non-biblical prophet movements |
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| title_short | What we can learn fron non-biblical prophet movements |
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| topic | Nativistic movements Prophets Authority Leadership, Religious |
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