Definition of "kerygma" []

• Christianity The proclamation of religious truths, especially as taught in the Gospels. (noun)

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• "The original function of the sermon was evangelism, as seen in the Greek word kerygma which means "proclamation" (of the Good News). ""
• "They eventually compiled and left behind documents testifying to the understanding that they proclaimed — their "kerygma," to use the term of art."
• "His response moves through three steps: a recall of the basic "kerygma" about"