Volschenk, G.J. (Gert Jacobus)2010-02-082010-02-082003Volschenk, GJ 2003, 'Die ekonomie van die antieke platteland : The economy in the agrarian society', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 225-246.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12896Spine 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 PDFThis article is an introduction to a three part series on the ancient economy. The conflict theory is the reference framework for the interpretation of the first century Palestinian society. The broad characteristics of the agrarian society are being discussed. Two aspects of the ancient economy, namely production and distribution of resources and goods are discussed. Lastly, the ancient economy can be interpreted within a holistic and systemic-interrelated model. The model shows the place and function of the economy in the ancient society.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaAncient economyAgrarian societyEconomy -- Ancient IsraelPalestine -- Economic conditionsArticle