Kerygma

Question 1

Message of the early church and what is kerygma ?

Answer 1

• the debate of the kerygma can be found in Acts 2 and 3
• kerygma is Greek for preaching or proclamation, it is an announcement rather than a set of teachings or doctrines

Question 2

C.H. Dodd on the kerygma

Answer 2

• he believed that we should be careful not to confuse kerygma with teachings or historical facts though it can include both of these
• the New Testament isn’t a ‘memoir’
• at the heart of the NT is a bold set of claims that gives the reader/listener a decision
• the speeches in acts aren’t just a call for ,oral improvement, they are an opportunity to experience a joyful transformation

Question 3

What was Dodds six main elements of the kerygma ?

Answer 3

• the age of fulfilment has dawn