Preaching in the New Testament (New Studies in Biblical Theology Book 42)

by (Preaching instructor) Jonathan Griffiths

Within the New Testament the ‘good news’ in view is the Christian gospel (the euangelion).44 Most of the time, the act of communication denoted by euangelizomai is carried out in a public context by a person of recognized authority. Thus the normal meaning of euangelizomai in the New Testament is ‘to preach the gospel’. However, on a few occasions the communication referred to by euangelizomai is less formal and made by a variety of people (whose identity is not always specified). While our survey of New Testament occurrences of the verb confirms that the substance and character of the message are absolutely central within the range of meaning of euangelizomai, it also indicates that the mode and agency of the communication are less central.

euangelizomai typically refers to preaching gospel in NT but not always.