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The "minor prophets" group of books in the OT (Old Testament) are prophets who did not write that much. These books are ordered not by chronological order but by the approximate size of their writings. That order varies somewhat between the Bibles of Protestant, Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
29. Hosea
32. Obadiah
35. Nahum
38. Haggai
30. Joel
33. Jonah
36. Habakkuk
39. Zechariah
31. Amos
34. Micah
37. Zephaniah
40. Malachi
These minor prophets are sometimes called "the twelve", in contrast to the "four" major prophets.
Major Prophets
24. Isaiah
26. Lamentations
28. Daniel
25. Jeremiah
27. Ezekiel
Note that Lamentations is the short form of the longer "Lamentations of Jeremiah".
2. Minor prophets
There are 16 prophets at the end of the OT (Protestant Bible). The first 4 are called major prophets and the last 12 are called minor prophets.
Note that Lamentations is the short form of the longer "Lamentations of Jeremiah".
Saint Augustine (Early Christian father) appears to be the first person to make this division.
