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| Language: | English |
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Zenodo
2026
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20362478 |
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- <p>The present study addresses one of the persistent questions in biblical theology and Christian practice: has the seventh-day Sabbath preserved its original identity throughout history, or has it been lost through calendar changes and reforms? Many believers today wonder whether the day we call Saturday is indeed the same day that God sanctified at creation and that the Lord Jesus Christ observed during His earthly ministry.</p> <p>This work argues that the weekly cycle has remained unbroken from creation to the present. Combining biblical-theological analysis with historical and calendrical evidence, the study first examines the divine institution of the Sabbath in Genesis 2:2–3, its reinforcement through the manna miracle, and God’s solemn covenant with day and night (Jeremiah 33). It then turns to historical sources – from Josephus and Cassius Dio to early Christian writers and archaeological finds – demonstrating that the Jewish Sabbath was consistently identified with the Roman “day of Saturn” already in the first century BCE.</p> <p>Special attention is given to major calendar reforms, including the Gregorian reform of 1582 and changes connected with the International Date Line. The author shows that while dates and month lengths were adjusted, the continuous sequence of the seven-day week was never interrupted. Common objections regarding lunar Sabbaths, Babylonian influence, and revolutionary calendar experiments are also critically examined and answered.</p> <p>The study concludes that the biblical Sabbath has not been lost. Its observance today remains faithful to the original divine appointment.</p>