Statement

Jesus and the disciples kept the Sabbath. He allowed debatable practices, such as letting his hungry disciples pluck ears of grain, but what was permitted on the Sabbath was argued among Jews generally, and Jesus never suggests changing the day of worship. The switch to Sunday, day of the resurrection, came after Paul, among Christians of Gentile origin who did not feel bound by the 'Old Covenant'; a landmark was the official adoption of Sunday as a day of rest in the fourth century. The change proclaimed a new beginning and distance from the Jews, but by carrying features of the Sabbath over to Sunday, Christians also acknowledged a tie to Judaism.

References

1. p. 116

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: From the Sabbath to Sunday

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2. p. 116

   supports · boxed feature · ch. 4

   Efron, Lehmann and Weitzman. The Jews: A History. 3rd edition. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2019.

   Section: From the Sabbath to Sunday

   Verification anchor recorded · checked against the page text