Saturday, May 21, 2022

Ulrich W. Mauser on the meaning of κηρυσσειν/κηρυσσω

  

Κηρυσσειν does not simply mean preaching, but very specifically, the public announcement of a prophet called by God. The content of the prophet’s speech, therefore, ‘is not his word or wisdom but God’s announcement and speech’. (Ulrich W. Mauser, Christ in the Wilderness [Studies in biblical Theology First Series No. 39; London: SCM Press, 1963; repr., Eugene, Oreg.: Wipf and Stock, 2009], 85)

 

Further Reading:


κηρυσσω in 1 Peter 3:19