kerygmatist

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noun

One who practises, or is knowledgeable of and/or able in the kerygmata; a Christian preacher; an evangelist.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounkerygmatist (plural kerygmatists)

plural kerygmatists

  1. One who practises, or is knowledgeable of and/or able in the kerygmata; a Christian preacher; an evangelist.

    Said more succinctly, he is a theologian because he is a kerygmatist.

    2004, Deborah L. Ellens, J. Harold Ellens, Isaac Kalimi, God's Word for our World, volume 2, page 181
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    However that may be, it certainly reflects the parabolist who was also an experienced kerygmatist, a herald to out-of-doors crowds and synagogue congregations.

    1998, Bruce David Chilton, Craig Alan Evans, Studying the Historical Jesus: Evaluations of the State of Current Research, Brill, page 342

    Synonyms: sermocinator, concionator

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who practises, or is knowledgeable of and/or able in the kerygmata; a Christian preacher; an evangelist.

Origin

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