In this study we will do a deep dive into the history of the sabbath, how it was changed, whether Christians should celebrate the sabbath (and why), what day is the sabbath on and whether the day starts at sunrise or at sunset. As usual, the bible has the answers to all of our questions.
REFERENCES:
New Moon Feast, Hebrew encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/new-moon-feast-hebrew
Sunday Laws in the Later Roman Empire https://sabbathsentinel.org/2018/11/20/sunday-laws-in-the-later-roman-empire/
Sabbath Through the Centuries https://www.sabbathtruth.com/sabbath-history/sabbath-through-the-centuries/id/1st-century
The National Sunday Law, Arguments of Alonzo T. Jones before the U.S. Senate Committee on Dec. 13, 1888 https://libertare.tripod.com/p/e/jones.html
CONSTANTINE DECREES “SUN-DAY” AS DAY OF REST INSTEAD OF SATURDAY IN YEAR 321 https://factsandhistory.com/constantine-decrees-sun-day-as-day-of-rest-instead-of-saturday-on-march-7-321/
Who Changed the Sabbath to Sunday? https://www.cgi.org/who-changed-the-sabbath-to-sunday
Catechism of the Catholic Church (1957) p.52 https://curate.nd.edu/downloads/und:bv73bz63h5c
Sabbath Quotations https://fearthemnot.at.ua/af_handouts/Sabbath_Quotes.pdf https://truthrestoration.com/pdfs/QuotesFromTheCatholicChurchAboutTheSabbath.pdf https://www.biblerevivaltoday.com/catholics-qupted
Rome's Challenge https://www.bible-sabbath.com/Sabbath-Sunday/RomesChallenge.pdf
The Sabbath before Sinai https://ssnet.org/blog/sabbath-before-sinai/
Roman Stick Calendar (Parapegma) from Titus 80 AD https://dayology.com/2017/03/24/the-trajans-baths-parapegma/
WHY WE HAVE A SEVEN DAY WEEK AND THE ORIGIN OF THE NAMES OF THE DAYS OF THE WEEK https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/04/the-origin-of-the-7-day-week-and-the-names-of-the-days-of-the-week/
Sunday: How Came it into the Christian Church? https://www.bible-sabbath.com/Sabbath-Sunday/Sunday_F-L-Sharp.pdf
