The SABBATH, in the Old Testament and the Intertestamental Period, by Daniel Bediako and Ekkehardt Mueller

Implications for Christian in teh Twenty-First Century

Biblical Research Institute

From the opening lines of teh Hebrew Bible to the last book of the canon of the Christian church, the Sabbath features prominenthly as a time of rest, fellowship for believers, and particularly whorship of God, reminding humanity of His work of creation and redemption and touching on other important themes of the Scripture. During the last two decades, jewish and Christian scholars, theologians, historians, and practitioners have demonstrated renewed interest in the Sabbath. …