Nuwe-Testamentiese perspektiewe op die Sabbat en die Sondag

Abstract

New Testament perspectives on the Sabbath and the Sunday: In order to come to terms with New Testament views on the Sabbath and the Sunday, an investigation of Jewish schematizarions of time and of the Sabbath in particular, around the first century A.D. is undertaken. This is followed by a discussion of relevant New Testament texts on the Sabbath and the Sunday. Finally, the available information from the New Testament is placed within the interpretative framework of the "Christ event" which inaugurated the eschaton, and which also replaced the strong emphasis on specific holy days within early Christianity. However, the Sunday was probably chosen by some early Christian groups as the most suitable day to commemorate the resurrection of Christ.