How Many Prophecies Are in the Bible?
Has anyone counted the number of prophecies in the Bible?
By Wayne Jackson | Christian Courier
I have heard it said that prophecy is one of the stronger proofs pointing to the fact that the Bible is from God. Can you tell me approximately how many prophecies the Scriptures contain?
Various books cite different figures, depending upon the manner in which one counts the prophecies. For example, one writer may count a single verse as a prophecy, while another may see three or four prophetic elements within the same passage.
J. Barton Payne’s Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy lists 1,239 prophecies in the Old Testament and 578 prophecies in the New Testament, for a total of 1,817. These encompass 8,352 verses.
Sources
- Payne, J. Barton. 1973. Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecy. New York, NY: Harper & Row.