Footnote

a The Encyclopaedia Judaica observes that this term “seems to be rooted in the Latin designation of the Vulgate (Prophetae Minores). The adjective ‘minor’ in the title ‘Minor Prophets’ does not reflect upon the relative importance of the 12 prophets in comparison to Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel, but rather upon their much smaller size.”​—Volume 12, page 49.