Kerygma
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
The preaching of the Christian gospel in the manner of the early church, centred on announcing the message of salvation.
“The seminar explored how the kerygma shaped the written gospels and the letters of the New Testament.”
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Contains K, Y, and G in one word, the Y in the middle is an unusual Wordle pattern
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K (5 pts) and Y (4 pts) together give strong scoring, valid theological term worth knowing
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