give several reasons to support their Sunday observance. The one most frequently mentioned is Jesus’ resurrection from the dead on that day of the week.8 Another is the fact that creation began on that day.9 This is ironic, of course, since the Bible describes the seventh-day sabbath as a celebration of creation, and the New Testament indicates that Christian baptism recalls the resurrection of Jesus (Rom 6:3, 4). It is significant that no early Christian writer supports Sunday observance by appealing
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