History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week
History of the Sabbath and First Day of the Week

Author: John Nevins Andrews

Publisher: TEACH Services, Inc.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 550

ISBN-13: 1572581077

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John N. Andrews was fifteen years old when he, along with other Advent believers, experienced the Great Disappointment of 1844. A few months later Andrews accepted the truth of the Sabbath after reading a tract and dedicated his life to serving God. By age twenty-three, Andrews had written and published thirty-five articles in the Review, which was the beginning of a prolific writing career. History of the Sabbath establishes that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord. Within the pages of this book, Andrews outlines the truth of the Sabbath through the example of the Creator, the blessing God placed upon the day, and the sanctification or divine appointment of the day to a holy use. The book examines the Sabbath from its inception at Creation to its place in history, showing how Sunday worship usurped the Lord's Day.

The Sabbath of History
The Sabbath of History

Author: Pope Benedict XVI

Publisher: William G Congdon Foundation

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13:

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Believers and non-believers alike recognize that the hours between Maundy Thursday and Easter Sunday speak of fundamental aspects of every person's experience. This time is the "Sabbath of History", the metaphor of reality poised between death and beauty, love and grief. The Sabbath of History brings together the reflections of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger on Holy Week and the paintings of American artist William Congdon, a leading exponent of Action Painting in the 50s and a convert to Catholicism. The result is a unique meditation on the human condition as well as an exploration of one artist's journey toward expression.

The Sabbath World
The Sabbath World

Author: Judith Shulevitz

Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Published: 2011-04-05

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0812971736

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What is the Sabbath, anyway? The holy day of rest? The first effort to protect the rights of workers? A smart way to manage stress in a world in which computers never get turned off and work never comes to an end? Or simply an oppressive, outmoded rite? In The Sabbath World, Judith Shulevitz explores the Jewish and Christian day of rest, from its origins in the ancient world to its complicated observance in the modern one. Braiding ideas together with memories, Shulevitz delves into the legends, history, and philosophy that have grown up around a custom that has lessons for all of us, not just the religious. The shared day of nonwork has built communities, sustained cultures, and connected us to the memory of our ancestors and to our better selves, but it has also aroused as much resentment as love. The Sabbath World tells this surprising story together with an account of Shulevitz’s own struggle to keep this difficult, rewarding day.

Gospel Principles
Gospel Principles

Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Publisher: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1465101276

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A Study Guide and a Teacher’s Manual Gospel Principles was written both as a personal study guide and as a teacher’s manual. As you study it, seeking the Spirit of the Lord, you can grow in your understanding and testimony of God the Father, Jesus Christand His Atonement, and the Restoration of the gospel. You can find answers to life’s questions, gain an assurance of your purpose and self-worth, and face personal and family challenges with faith.

Perspectives on the Sabbath
Perspectives on the Sabbath

Author: Charles P. Arand

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0805448217

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Four views of the Sabbath commandment (Seventh-day, Fulfillment, Christian Sabbath, and Lutheran) are presented by scholars in point-counterpoint style to determine which is most faithful to Scripture.

Sanctification of the Sabbath
Sanctification of the Sabbath

Author: Robert Haldane

Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books

Published: 2021-12-17

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1601789076

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Haldane proves the Lord’s Day is a permanent obligation, afterward embodied in the Ten Commandments and recognized by Jesus and His apostles, and that the change of day does not void the fourth commandment. He sets forth how beautifully the Sabbath day depicts the patience, goodness, and mercy of Jehovah. Most divine institutions point out the consequences of sin, but the Sabbath traces its origin to the time when man walked in innocence in the immediate presence of the Lord. We are to remember an institution forgotten in the bondage of Egypt—to keep holy a day God claims as His inalienable property, a claim restated by Jesus Christ for us. Table of Contents: 1. The Sabbath Anterior to the Mosaic Dispensation 2. The Sabbath Binding Alike under the Jewish and Christian Dispensations 3. The Manner of the Promulgation of the Decalogue 4. The Manner of the Preservation of the Decalogue and the Lessons Thereby Taught 5. Proof of the Permanence of the Fourth Commandment Derived from the Foregoing Statements 6. Internal Evidence Shows that the Fourth Commandment Is of Universal Obligation 7. Objections to the Permanent Obligation of the Sabbath Considered 8. The Observance of the Sabbath under the Christian Dispensation Is Fully Recognized by the Prophets 9. The Change from the Last to the First Day of the Week Has Not Invalidated the Obligation of the Sabbath

A Brief History of Sunday
A Brief History of Sunday

Author: Gonzalez, Justo L.

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0802874711

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In this accessible historical overview of Sunday, noted scholar Justo Gonz lez tells the story of how and why Christians have worshiped on Sunday from the earliest days of the church to the present. After discussing the views and practices relating to Sunday in the ancient church, Gonz lez turns to Constantine and how his policies affected Sunday observances. He then recounts the long process, beginning in the Middle Ages and culminating with Puritanism, whereby Christians came to think of and strictly observe Sunday as the Sabbath. Finally, Gonz lez looks at the current state of things, exploring especially how the explosive growth of the church in the Majority World has affected the observance of Sunday worldwide. Readers of this book will rediscover the joy and excitement of Sunday as early Christians celebrated it and will find fresh, inspiring perspectives on Sunday amid our current culture of indifference and even hostility to Christianity.

The Sabbath
The Sabbath

Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2005-08-17

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1466800097

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Elegant, passionate, and filled with the love of God's creation, Abraham Joshua Heschel's The Sabbath has been hailed as a classic of Jewish spirituality ever since its original publication--and has been read by thousands of people seeking meaning in modern life. In this brief yet profound meditation on the meaning of the Seventh Day, Heschel, one of the most widely respected religious leaders of the twentieth century, introduced the influential idea of an 'architecture of holiness" that appears not in space but in time. Judaism, he argues, is a religion of time: it finds meaning not in space and the materials things that fill it but in time and the eternity that imbues it, so that 'the Sabbaths are our great catherdrals.' Featuring black-and-white illustrations by Ilya Schor