One of my goals during our summer vacation was to read the book “Biblical Economics in Comics” by Vic Lockman from start to finish. It’s not a long or difficult book, so I was able to finish it by reading about 15 pages per day.
This book was partly assigned reading, partly pleasure reading. This past school year Ben and I studied government and economics in depth using several books. BEC (Biblical Economics in Comics) was a simple comic book explaining the general principles of economics according to the Bible.
I really enjoyed a lot of things about this book. The presentation was very visually fun to read and the explanations were short and concise. The first section of the book is on the market. The author was very good at explaining cause-and-effect when it comes to a market system. He brings up many common scenarios and what most people’s answer would be to such problems. But then he shows the consequences of an unbiblical market system. He explains things very simply, and I learned a lot of things that I hadn’t understood very well before.
The book also has sections on government, law, money and taxes, the Bible, and the Biblical view of usury. This book is really a must-read for anyone desiring to understand what the Bible truly says about economics. It is great to bring along on a road trip, or just for some light summer reading. Vic Lockman has a way of explaining economics that gives you that “aha!” moment of understanding. I would heartily recommend this book for 15-years old and up.
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