Abstract: Planetary Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Research

Abstract:
Prophetic fallacy, a modern-day fallacy, is born of a misconstrued understanding of biblical prophecy; faulty rea soning and self-gratification have taken over the theological landscape in Africa today. Modern-day tele-preach ers seem to be suffering from an Alternative Personality. The purpose of this article prophetic fallacy: a mod ern-day fallacy is to bring out the malady deployment of prophecy by the Prophetic movement clergy in Africa. Prophetic fallacy, like other fallacies in theology, considers three meanings of mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments, a failure in reasoning which renders an argument invalid and faulty reasoning by the Prophet (Papa). Papa-ism has taken over the pulpit in Africa. This article is a literature review and is written within the historical-contextual methodology. The findings indicate that the long-lost African Magicians have become Prophetic Preachers.