A Day Apart:How Jews, Christians, and Muslims Find Faith, Freedom, and Joy on the SabbathThe Sabbath is the original feast day, a day of joy and freedom from work, a holy day that allows us to reconnect with God, our fellows and nature. Now, in a compelling blend of journalism, scholarship and personal memoir, Christopher D. Ringwald examines the Sabbath from Creation to the present, weaving together the stories of three families, three religions and three thousand years of history. A Day Apart is the first book to examine the Sabbath in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. A marvelously readable book, it offers a fascinating portrait of the basics of the three Sabbaths--the Muslim Juma on Friday, the Jewish Shabbat on Saturday and the Christian Lord's Day on Sunday--and introduces us to three families, including Ringwald's own, and shows how they observe the holy day and what it means to them. The heart of the book recounts the history of the Sabbath, ranging from the Creation story and Moses on Mount Sinai, to the teachings of Jesus and Muhammad, the impact of the Protestant Reformation and the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of the modern weekend. Ringwald shows that the Sabbath instinct, to observe a special day of withdrawal and repose, is universal. Indeed, all religions and philosophies teach that life is more than toil, that time should be set aside for contemplation, enjoyment and culture. In today's frantic 24/7 world, the Sabbath--a day devoted to rest and contemplation--has never been more necessary. A Day Apart offers a portrait of a truly timeless way to escape the everyday world and add meaning to our lives. |
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... Jesus and the Age of the Rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE A Simple Law Elaborated Embracing Judaism and Shabbat Exile and Restoration: 539 to 322 BCE The Sabbath Unites a Return: 597 to 539 BCE People Time Becomes Holy Limits to Remembering ...
... Jesus and the Age of the Rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE A Simple Law Elaborated Embracing Judaism and Shabbat Exile and Restoration: 539 to 322 BCE The Sabbath Unites a Return: 597 to 539 BCE People Time Becomes Holy Limits to Remembering ...
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... [Jesus] said to them, “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” NEW TESTAMENT, MARK 2:27–28 O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday [the ...
... [Jesus] said to them, “The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath. That is why the Son of Man is lord even of the sabbath.” NEW TESTAMENT, MARK 2:27–28 O you who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday [the ...
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... Jesus never authorized. Observance pits one against society, commerce, and even neighbors. My boss may agree that I never work on the Sabbath, but time passes and the needs of the firm press in. “How strict are you about Sunday? Could ...
... Jesus never authorized. Observance pits one against society, commerce, and even neighbors. My boss may agree that I never work on the Sabbath, but time passes and the needs of the firm press in. “How strict are you about Sunday? Could ...
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... Jesus as the Sun of Righteousness. They appropriated the pagan day of the sun, with the Catholic Church's genius for converting the holidays and deities of other peoples to its own purposes. Christians adapted the Sabbath to their faith ...
... Jesus as the Sun of Righteousness. They appropriated the pagan day of the sun, with the Catholic Church's genius for converting the holidays and deities of other peoples to its own purposes. Christians adapted the Sabbath to their faith ...
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... Jesus gave us a new law or at least the Gospel, the “good news.” Paul, while saying that Christ delivered us from the Jewish law, also taught that we have a law “written on our hearts” that, theologians later con- cluded, accords with ...
... Jesus gave us a new law or at least the Gospel, the “good news.” Paul, while saying that Christ delivered us from the Jewish law, also taught that we have a law “written on our hearts” that, theologians later con- cluded, accords with ...
Contents
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The Birth of the Sabbath From Creation to Mount Sinai and into the Promised Land in 1100 BCE | 32 |
The Fight for the Sabbath From the Monarchy to Jesus and the Age of the Rabbis 1000 BCE to 200 CE | 52 |
The Lords Day Easter to 1600 | 77 |
Islams Day of Judgment | 108 |
Citizens and Sabbatarians 1600 to 1890 | 131 |
The Sabbath Defeated Reborn Converted 1890 to the Present | 157 |
The Window on Eternity | 188 |
Give Me a Break Work Rest Equality Play and Place | 206 |
The Promise of Peace Sharing the Holy Day | 236 |
Random Notes on Keeping the Sabbath | 261 |
Notes | 266 |
Bibliography | 281 |
Index | 294 |
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