With Paul's words ringing in their ears, early Christian proclaimers fanned out across the Roman Empire to engage in what Ephrem the Syrian called «the sweet preaching of the cross.» (firstthings.com)
It is a remarkable fact that, if we have understood him aright, Bultmann never mentions the central aspect of the New Testament preaching of the cross. (religion-online.org)
«The fool hath said in his heart there is no God»... «the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them that are perishing» (religion.blogs.cnn.com)