How It Came About: From Saturday to Sunday
Scholars have long debated how the first day of the week—Sunday—came to be adopted by a majority of Christians as the day of rest and worship in place of the Biblically-prescribed, seventh-day Sabbath. (In Hebrew, the seventh day is called Shabbat from which the English word Sabbath is derived).
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Biblical Archaeology Society
1978
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1978, Volume: 4, Issue: 3 |
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| Summary: | Scholars have long debated how the first day of the week—Sunday—came to be adopted by a majority of Christians as the day of rest and worship in place of the Biblically-prescribed, seventh-day Sabbath. (In Hebrew, the seventh day is called Shabbat from which the English word Sabbath is derived). |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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