Were There Female Prophets?
Were There Female Prophets?
A strange criticism of Christianity is that there were no female prophets. This of course is absolutely absurd as there are several examples.
"And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity," (Acts 2:36 KJV).
"And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time," (Judges 4:4 KJV).
"And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances," (Exodus 15:20 KJV).
"...went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her," (2 Kings 22:14 KJV).
Works Cited:
Mortel, R., 2018. Rembrandt, The Prophetess Anna, ca. 1659; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (1). [image] Available at: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/prof_richard/45285693124> [Accessed 7 October 2022].