K Kant, Immanuel See Enlightenment; Epistemology Kerygma See Gospel; Jesus, Quest for the Historical; Oral Tradition and the NT; Preaching, Use of the Bible in Kingdom of God The phrase “the kingdom of God” (for which Matthew generally uses the more Jewish equivalent, “the kingdom of heaven,” but without any discernible difference in meaning) is generally agreed to have been a characteristic feature of Jesus’ teaching style. It encapsulates a (perhaps “the”) central focus of his teaching about his