Examine the origins of the Sabbath and the shift from Jewish to Christian practice, and explore how Sunday observance has been argued and debated through history.
This concise study gathers historical voices and arguments about the Sabbath, the Lord’s Day, and the creation of religious laws around weekly worship. It seeks to clarify how early Christian thinkers, reformers, and later scholars understood the day’s meaning and its legal implications for society.
- How the Sabbath originated and why it was tied to Mosaic law.
- What early church leaders and reformers believed about keeping or changing the day.
- Arguments that Sunday observance was not mandated by apostolic authority.
- Historical perspectives on Sunday laws and religious liberty in society.
Ideal for readers of religious history, Christian theology, and debates over civil and religious liberty.