In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to be a conduit for that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by de
Isaiah, an important Biblical prophet, in fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo
Late Assyrian seal. Worshipper between Nabu and Marduk, standing on their servant dragon Mušḫuššu, eighth century BCE.
3rd-century Mithraic depiction of Zoroaster found in Dura Europos, Syria by Franz Cumont
Malachi, one of the last prophets of Israel, painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. 1310 (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena Cathedral). "He [Mashiach] will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents" (Malachi 4:6)
The Abrahamic religions are a set of monotheistic religions that respect or admire the religious figure Abraham as a patriarch and/or as a prophet, namely Judaism, Christianity and Islam, as well as s
Prophet
…a prophecy. Prophethood has existed in many cultures and religions throughout history, including Mesopotamian religion, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, the Abrahamic religions, Mandaeism, Manichaeism, and Thelema. The English word prophet is the transliteration of a compound Greek word derived from pro (before/toward) and…
A Bible handwritten in Latin, on display in Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, England. This Bible was transcribed in Belgium in 1407 for reading aloud in a monastery.
The Quran is the holy book of Islam forming the basis for the religion
Preparing for a Jewish ritual circumcision.
The Sermon on the Mount by Carl Heinrich Bloch (1877)