The use of οἰκονομία for missions in Ephesians

<p class="Default">The concern which prompted the letter and the author�s digression in Ephesians 3:2�12 represents a lacuna in Ephesians scholarship. Its function within the wider discourse remains uncertain. The term &#959;&#7984;&#954;&#959;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#943;&#945; is prominent in the discourse and has been interpreted as an administrative office or activity in the Pauline corpus. This article shows that the term has a missional nuance in Ephesians. It is used for the role of Christ in the execution of the plan of God (Eph 1:10) and the role of Paul in the implementation of the plan (Eph 3:2). The author of Ephesians acknowledges the role Paul played in the mission�s movement of the gospel itself, �I Paul the prisoner of Jesus Christ� (Eph 3:1, 7). He is identified as the person to whom �the stewardship of the grace of God has been given� (Eph 3:2). The &#959;&#7984;&#954;&#959;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#943;&#945; of the gospel is committed by Paul to the church, marking a new phase in the development of the mission of the church.</p><p class="Default"><strong>Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications:</strong> The article suggests that in Ephesians 3:10, which is a crux interpretum, that the missional nuance of the term &#959;&#7984;&#954;&#959;&#957;&#959;&#956;&#943;&#945; indicates in Ephesians 3:10 the role of the Church in the execution of the plan of God and the missio Dei is implied.</p><p class="Default"><strong>Keywords: </strong><span>oikonomia; missions; Ephesians</span></p>

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