Lone Ranger Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 On 9/8/2018 at 6:39 PM, 8thdaypriest said: Constantine is the one who reconfigured the Sabbath (to Sunday) Not sure what you mean by this, since there is ample evidence that Sunday was the accepted day of worship among Christians, especially those outside Palestine, since at least early 2nd century and possibly even late 1st CE. Constantine did make a law prohibiting work on Sunday, but that is not the same as changing the day of worship from the seventh to the first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeMo Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/22/2020 at 10:21 AM, Lone Ranger said: Constantine did make a law prohibiting work on Sunday, but that is not the same as changing the day of worship from the seventh to the first. Maybe true or not; but by having the Emperor sanction Sunday and making Christianity the official religion of the Empire certainly had significant influence. BTW, 8thdaypriest is no longer an active member of this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Ranger Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Thank you JoeMo for that update on 8th day. You are absolutely right that the Edict of Constantine had significant influence. On the other hand, Christians had been worshiping on Sunday for at least 300ish years by this time. And it did not prescribe worship on Sunday, but rather an official rest day when markets and public offices were closed. Farmers (which was pretty much everybody) could still farm, fishermen could still fish, etc. Not much different than today's "blue laws." JoeMo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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