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Most Christian economists acknowledge the relevance of Christian faith to the economic framework of society, but this recognition is seldom accompanied by detailed biblical exegesis. In this essay John D. Mason and Kurt C. Schaefer argue for the relevance of "the political economy of pre-monarchical Israel" to the current crisis in economic theory, and support their claim with detailed exegeticaland historical discussion of the Pentateuchal legislation as it bears on economic matters. Mr. Schaefer teaches economics at Calvin College; Mr. Mason teaches economics at Gordon College, and at the time when this paper was first written was visiting professor of economics at Calvin.

Reproduced by permission from Christian Scholar's Review