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To: editor-surveyor; MHGinTN
>>It could have been rendered distribution just as accurately.<<

NO, it could not have been.

The Greek word oikonomia is used nine times in the New Testament. It means: "management of household affairs, stewardship, administration". Not once in all nine times that it is used could the word "distribution" fit.

914 posted on 05/02/2015 5:08:23 AM PDT by CynicalBear (For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus)
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To: CynicalBear

The apostles words were not spoken in Greek.
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924 posted on 05/02/2015 11:06:10 AM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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