Volschenk, G.J. (Gert Jacobus)2010-02-082010-02-082003Volschenk, GJ 2003, 'Ekonomie in die tyd van die Bybel as ’n huishouding-gebaseerde ekonomie : Economy in the time of the Bible as a household based economy', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 403-431.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12901Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe aim of this article is to describe the economy in the time of the Bible as a household economy. Firstly, the results of social scientific research indicated that the family institution was the primary socio-economic and political building block of the first century Mediterranean world. Secondly, the social scientific model of the pre-industrial city is used as interpretation framework for the first century Mediterranean economy. The article concludes with a reflection on the exploitation of peasants by urban elite and aristocrats. They were absent landowners who controlled the land and production on the land.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaMediterranean Region -- Economic conditionsBible -- Social scientific criticismHouseholds -- Economic aspectsArticle