Question

Differences between the African traditional prophets  and the Old Testament prophets.

Answer 1

1. The Old Testament prophet had universal messages while the traditional African prophets confined themselves to their ethnic communities.
2. The Old Testament prophet were rejected by their own people but the traditional African prophets were liked and respected by their own community members.
3. The prophesies of the Old Testament prophets were  recorded and preserved in written form,while the African Traditional prophesies had been preserved and passed on through oral traditions.
4. The Old Testament prophets stressed a monotheistic religion-the worship of only one God while in some African Traditional communities prophets are recognized and worshipped many gods and goddesses.
5. All the prophetic messages of the old testaments prophets were fulfilled while some of the traditional African prophetic messages were not fulfilled.