Published: 2021-12-16

From Sabbath to Sunday

Mariusz Rosik
Gdańsk Studies
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2021-002

Abstract

This article presents the reasons why the early christians abandonedthe practice of celebrating sabbath in favor of sunday. after a short outlineof the history of the institution of shabbat the article discusses four reasonswhich ordered the followers of christ to give up celebrating shabbat in favourof sunday. it also points to the new testament texts that explicitly mentionthe celebration of the eucharist on sunday. the replacement of the sabbathwith sunday was sealed by the decisions made by rabbis during the assemblyin Javneh.

Keywords:

Sabbath; Sunday; Judaism - Christianity; Eucharist

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Rosik, M. . (2021). From Sabbath to Sunday. Gdańsk Studies, 48, 35–46. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2021-002

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