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A day apart [electronic resource] : how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath / Christopher D. Ringwald.

By: Ringwald, Christopher D.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: xiv, 312 p. ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Sabbath | Rest -- Religious aspectsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 203/.6 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
From Sinai to Sunday: the Holy Day in three religions and three families -- The birth of the Sabbath: from creation to Mount Sinai and into the Promised Land in 1100 BCE -- The fight for the Sabbath: from the monarchy to Jesus and the age of the rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE -- The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600 -- Islam's Day of Judgment -- Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890 -- The Sabbath defeated, reborn, converted: 1890 to the present -- The window on eternity -- Give me a break: work, rest, equality, play, and place -- The promise of peace: sharing the Holy Day.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-293) and index.

From Sinai to Sunday: the Holy Day in three religions and three families -- The birth of the Sabbath: from creation to Mount Sinai and into the Promised Land in 1100 BCE -- The fight for the Sabbath: from the monarchy to Jesus and the age of the rabbis: 1000 BCE to 200 CE -- The Lord's Day: Easter to 1600 -- Islam's Day of Judgment -- Citizens and Sabbatarians: 1600 to 1890 -- The Sabbath defeated, reborn, converted: 1890 to the present -- The window on eternity -- Give me a break: work, rest, equality, play, and place -- The promise of peace: sharing the Holy Day.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.