How do you use Kerygma in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sermon or discourse, plus the exact meaning.
Kerygma meaning
The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church.
Using Kerygma
- The main meaning on this page is: The Apostolic proclamation of religious truths; the core teachings of Christianity taught by the early Church.
- Useful related words include: kerugma, sermon, discourse, preaching.
Context around Kerygma
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Kerygma
- In this selection, "kerygma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, christological, christian and source stand out and add context to how "kerygma" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a christological kerygma as its and of his kerygma source. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "kerygma" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with kerygma
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In the Dialogue Justin is much more independent in his handling of his (kerygma) source. (15 words)
What is demonstrated to be true is the Christian kerygma, not the story of the gospels. (16 words)
Second, it seems to have had a creed-like enumeration of Jesus' messianic career, a christological "kerygma", as its basic structure. (21 words)
First, it share some striking parallels with the lost writing The Kerygma of Peter (ca. 125) of which a few fragments are quoted in Clement of Alexandria. (27 words)
Second, it seems to have had a creed-like enumeration of Jesus' messianic career, a christological "kerygma", as its basic structure. (21 words)
What is demonstrated to be true is the Christian kerygma, not the story of the gospels. (16 words)
Example sentences (4)
First, it share some striking parallels with the lost writing The Kerygma of Peter (ca. 125) of which a few fragments are quoted in Clement of Alexandria.
In the Dialogue Justin is much more independent in his handling of his (kerygma) source.
Second, it seems to have had a creed-like enumeration of Jesus' messianic career, a christological "kerygma", as its basic structure.
What is demonstrated to be true is the Christian kerygma, not the story of the gospels.