New Prophecy

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New Prophecy is an early Christian prophetic movement, known as Montanism, that emphasized ecstatic revelation, strict moral rigor, and the imminent expectation of the end times.

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New Prophecy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian sect
Montanism
early Christian prophetic movement
associatedWith charismatic prophecy
classifiedAs Christian millenarian movement
condemnedBy mainstream Catholic Church authorities
considered schismatic by many early Christians
criticizedBy Epiphanius of Salamis
Eusebius of Caesarea
emergedInCentury 2nd century
emergedInRegion Asia Minor
Phrygia
emphasizes asceticism
ecstatic revelation
imminent expectation of the end times
prophetic inspiration
strict moral rigor
foundedBy Montanus
geographicFocus Pepuza
Tymion
hasAlternativeName Montanism
hasBelief near approach of the New Jerusalem
hasCentralConcept direct guidance of the Holy Spirit
new age of the Paraclete
hasDoctrine discouragement of remarriage
encouragement of martyrdom
rigorous discipline for penitents
hasKeyFigure Maximilla
Montanus
Priscilla
hasPractice female prophetic leadership
public ecstatic prophecy
hasSourceType patristic heresiological accounts
historicalCategory early Christian charismatic movement
influenced Tertullian
later Christian views on prophecy
languageOfOrigin Greek
opposedBy bishops of Asia Minor
church leaders in Rome
religiousTradition Christianity
statusInOrthodoxy non-orthodox
teaches continuing revelation by the Holy Spirit
timePeriod 2nd–3rd century
viewedAs heresy by many early church leaders

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Montanism alsoKnownAs New Prophecy
Montanus movementAlsoKnownAs New Prophecy
Maximilla movementCharacterizedAs New Prophecy