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A day apart : how Jews, Christians, and Muslims find faith, freedom, and joy on the Sabbath /

The Sabbath is the original feast day, a day of joy and freedom from work, a holy day that allows us to reconnect with God, our fellows and nature. Now, in a compelling blend of journalism, scholarship and personal memoir, Christopher D. Ringwald examines the Sabbath from Creation to the present, we...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ringwald, Christopher D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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.