Why is the Christian Sabbath on Sunday, and not Saturday?

[Spiffor]

In France, Germany and Belgium, weeks begin on Monday. I wonder which countries, other than the US, begin their weeks on sundays.

[Lorizael]

If it really bother you, think about it this way. Saturday and Sunday are at the two ends of the week. It's very simple.

[David Floyd]

Christ rose on Sunday, hence the Christians moved the Sabbath to coincide with Easter.

Actually, this may be true, but I'm pretty sure that this was started around the time of Constantine and the Council of Nicaea. Could be wrong, though.

[GePap]

Originally posted by Lorizael
If it really bother you, think about it this way. Saturday and Sunday are at the two ends of the week. It's very simple.

Any thing that needs this srt of 'clarfication' is never "simple".

Who here starts counting the day on sunday?

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by GePap
Everyone knew the millenium started in 2001, NOT 2000. But everyone still celebrated in 2000, not 2001.

Actually, most people didn't know that. When the news got around, it was too late to cancel the stupid celerations, so they went ahead anyway.

Stupid lazy PR twits.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Vesayen:

Christ rose on Sunday, hence the Christians moved the Sabbath to coincide with Easter.

We don't know that.

David Floyd's got it right: Sunday worship was instituted by Constantine, who co-opted a pagan Sabbath (the Day of the Sun) for his purposes. It's part of the long history of Christianity co-opting aspects of paganism to win converts.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

GePap: You're not alone; Turkish calendars are printed with Monday as the first day of the week. Of course, whether you want to feel validated by the Turks is another question.

[Imran Siddiqui]

no one acts like Sunday was the first day of the week in the West.

EVERYONE that I know of in the US considers Sunday to be the first day of the week. You have one day before and after the 'work week' off.

[Al'Kimiya]

It's to commemorate the pagan sun-god which christ replaced (at least offically). The birthday of christ was also moved to the birth of the sun (midwinter).

[Ben Kenobi]

Rufus:

We don't know that.

What day of the week Christ died?

They did have calendars back then, Rufus.

What do you make of this?

"It is not until about A.D. 150 that we find any clear and unmistakable reference to a regular meeting of Christians for worship, including the Eucharist, on the ‘day of the Sun’

Justin, I Apology 67)" (ibid., p. 280).

Emperor Constantine was not even born until 275 AD.

[St Leo]

Originally posted by GePap
Bah, this is like the millenium issue. Everyone knew the millenium started in 2001, NOT 2000. But everyone still celebrated in 2000, not 2001. Same things here: fine, the nerds can tell us technically Sunday is the first day, but no one acts like Sunday was the first day of the week in the West.

0. What is this "millenium" you speak off and does it have anything to do with a "millennium"?

1. Most people celebrated both.

2. You are right. I was raised with Monday as the first day of the week. Let's burn the unbelievers.:P

[Jon Miller]

there may have been people who worshipped on sunday before the council (which was in the early 300s AD)

I mean it makes sense to associate less with the jews (at least arround 75 ad) and more with the sun worshippers who were the most common at that time

but it was not officially (if you count those people as official) changed until that council

and yes, in the US the week starts with Sunday

I will just put in (As some know) that I consider the Sabbath as Saturday

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

I beleive that there is a catholic catechism about changing the day of worship from sunday to saturday

don't recall which one though

Jon Miller

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Rufus:



What day of the week Christ died?

They did have calendars back then, Rufus.

I don't recall any biblical mention of the Sabbath in relationship to Christ's crucifixion, which would be one way to argue with certainty that he rose the day after the Jewish Sabbath. So, yes, we had calendars, but can we date this? Or is the Friday-Sunday timeline for the resurrection just a convention, like Dec. 25?

What do you make of this?



Emperor Constantine was not even born until 275 AD.

That some early Christians practiced worship on Sunday -- and some did not. It doesn't change the fact that the Sabbath was officially set by Constantine.

[Jon Miller]

there is discussion of the Sabbath related to Christs death

according to the gospels Christ rose on a sunday

Jon Miller