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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kerygma, kerugmanoun

    preaching the gospel of Christ in the manner of the early church

Wiktionary

  1. kerygmanoun

    The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths, especially as taught in the Gospels.

  2. Etymology: From κῆρυγμα, from κηρυσσω, from κῆρυξ

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  1. Kerygma

    Kerygma (from the ancient Greek word κήρυγμα kérugma) is a Greek word used in the New Testament for "proclamation" (see Luke 4:18-19, Romans 10:14, Gospel of Matthew 3:1). It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω (kērússō), literally meaning "to cry or proclaim as a herald" and being used in the sense of "to proclaim, announce, preach". Amongst biblical scholars, the term has come to mean the core of the early church's teaching about Jesus.

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  1. kerygma

    Kerygma is a Greek term that refers to the act of preaching or proclaiming the Christian gospel message. It is often used in theological contexts to denote the essential teachings of the faith, particularly in regards to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Kerygma is used to convey the transformative message of salvation and redemption through Christ.

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  1. Kerygma

    Kerygma is the Greek word used in the New Testament for preaching. It is related to the Greek verb κηρύσσω, to cry or proclaim as a herald, and means proclamation, announcement, or preaching. The New Testament teaches that as Jesus launched his public ministry he entered the synagogue and read from the scroll of Isaiah the prophet. He identified himself as the one Isaiah predicted in Isa 61. The text is a programmatic statement of Jesus' ministry to preach or proclaim, good news to the poor and the blind and the captive.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kerygma in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kerygma in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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