From Sabbath to Sunday: A Historical Investigation of the Rise of Sunday Observance in Early Christianity (Biblia.com)

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How did the change from Saturday to Sunday worship happen in early Christianity? Samuele Bacchiocchi spent five years researching that question at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, examining ancient documents. He concluded that the transition from Saturday to Sunday began a century after Christ’s death, resulting from an interplay of political, social, pagan and Christian factors. He...

Isaiah, read by Christ, refers to these sabbatical institutions is clear by the context which speaks of the liberation of the poor, captives, blind (or prisoners), oppressed.” It is significant that Christ in His opening address announces His Messianic mission in the language of the sabbatical year. His brief comment on the passage is most pertinent: “Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” (4:21). As P. K. Jewett aptly remarks, “the great Jubilee Sabbath has become a reality for

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