64 JUAN M. GRANADOS ROJAS The second issue involves, at least two other topics. First, the meaning of oivkonomi,a: should we understand oivkonomi,a as commis- sion and profession (Amt) or as arrangement and plan (Ordnung) 3? Does this term belong to the language of administration or not 4? What is its semantic linkage with Eph 1,10; 3,2? Are these related? Are we speaking of the same “economy” of God’s grace (see also Eph 3,9; 1 Tim 1,4) 5? Second, the Pauline or non-Pauline background of the phrase th.n oivkonomi,an tou/ Qeou/ th.n doqei/sa,n moi: do the cross re- ferences allow us to read oivkonomi,a as synonymous with ca,rij? Col 1,25: κατὰ τὴν οἰκονοµίαν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν µοι εἰς ὑµᾶς. 1 Cor 3,10: Κατὰ τὴν χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ τὴν δοθεῖσάν µοι. N. Frank’s reading, based on the striking parallel between Col 1,25 and 1 Cor 3,10, shows that the institutional term oivkonomi,a took the place of ca,rij6. According to A. Standhartinger, by replacing carij with oivkonomi,a Colossians would include in the same divine , plan both the revelation of the mystery and the sufferings and strug- gles of the dia,konoj7. This modification in the textual reception would A. Standhartinger discusses the meaning of oivkonomi,a. Among other pos- 3 sibilities, she prefers to speak of God’s plan or God’s arrangement. However, she does not seem to give clear criteria for her choice. See A. STANDHARTINGER, Studien zur Entstehungsgeschichte und Intention des Kolosserbriefs (NT.S; Leiden 1999) 169-170. M. Wolter considers oivkonomi,a as a term of Hellenistic administration 4 here related to the given commission or ministry (Amt). However, he does not offer proofs of such Hellenistic background. See M. WOLTER, Der Brief an die Kolosser, der Brief an Philemon (ÖTBK 12; Gütersloh 1993) 102. In Eph 3,2.9 and Col 1,25-26 this oivkonomi,a is later associated with the 5 musth,rion. However, it seems to refer back to God’s saving plan hidden in him over the ages. Is it about the same plan prepared for Israel in the Old Testa- ment or is it about a new, different plan fully disclosed in Christ? In other words: how should we understand the continuity of God’s saving plan? See the formula composed of ca,rij + di,dwmi (passive) + moi in Rom 6 12,3;15,15; 1 Cor 3,10; Gal 2,9; Eph 3,2.7; the grace given in Rom 12,6; 1 Cor 1,4; 2 Cor 8,9; Eph 4,7; 2 Tim 1,9. The parallel texts in Eph 3,2.7 suggest that a redactor, probably the same as for Colossians, edited the Pauline for- mula (already present in Rom 12,3; 15,5). See N. FRANK, Der Kolosserbrief im Kontext des paulinischen Erbes: eine intertextuelle Studie zur Auslegung und Fortschreibung der Paulustradition (WUNT II/271; Tübingen 2009) 99. A. STANDHARTINGER, “Colossians and the Pauline School”, NTS 50 7 (2004) 581. © Gregorian Biblical Press 2012 - Tutti i diritti riservati