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)
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