Here the slave is called a steward, a word translated from a Greek term denoting “the manager of a household or estate. ” The collective steward would not simply be a group of intellectuals who explain interesting points from the Bible.
يُدْعَى ٱلْعَبْدُ هُنَا « ٱلْوَكِيلَ » ،‏ كَلِمَةٌ مُتَرْجَمَةٌ مِنْ تَعْبِيرٍ يُونَانِيٍّ يَعْنِي « مُدَبِّرَ ٱلْبَيْتِ أَوِ ٱلْمَسْؤُولَ عَنِ ٱلْعَقَارِ » .‏