A Brief History of Sunday: From the New Testament to the New Creation (Biblia.com)

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In this book noted Christian historian Justo González 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, González turns to Constantine and how his policies affected Sunday observances. He then recounts the long process, beginning in the Middle...

Lord’s Day as a festival, the resurrection-day, the queen and chief of all the days.”1 This interpolation shows that, at least as late as the fourth century, some or perhaps even most Christians observed the Sabbath, and then the Lord’s day on the following day. In other words, the Lord’s day, celebrated on the first day of the week, was not a substitution for the Sabbath, but a separate celebration of the resurrection of Jesus. From that point on, criticisms on the observance of the Sabbath abound,

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