Greetings! “In the pre-industrial world of Jesus, agriculture was the heart of the economy. The chief issues were—who controlled the land, the agricultural production, and who had the power to extract the surplus. The landowner has a ‘steward’ who manages the agricultural production of his property. The debtors owe the owner produce: olive oil and wheat. At that time, money was not the major exchange.
“There were three kinds of renters: some pay a percentage of the crop, some pay a ‘fixed amount’ of the produce, and some pay rent in money. The ...
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