Although the New Testament offers no formal definition of preaching, a study of the primary terms reveals much about the nature of preaching. The most frequently used word in the New Testament for preaching, keryssein, is translated “to proclaim” or “to herald” and occurs more than fifty times in its various inflections. In the Gospels and in Acts it is usually translated “preach” or “preaching” or “preached.” It denotes that the messenger has a message of
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