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Many
sincere Christians believe that the New Testament teaches that
Christ brought to an end the principle and practice of Sabbath
keeping, and instituted Sunday keeping instead. To test the validity
of this popular view, Dr. Samuele Bacchiocchi has devoted many years
of painstaking research in Vatican libraries in Rome, examining the
earliest Christian documents. The results of his investigation are
found in his dissertation first published in 1977 by the Pontifical
Gregorian University Press, in Rome, Italy.
In the book The Sabbath in the New
Testament Dr. Bacchiocchi summarizes and updates his
extensive research by presenting four basic reasons for his belief
in the permanence of the principle and practice of Sabbath keeping
in the New Testament. These reasons are presented in a simple and
clear way which ordinary people can understand.
In the second half of the book Dr. Bacchiocchi
answers a wide variety of questions people have often asked him in
conjunction with his popular Lord’s Day Seminar. The questions
deal with historical, theological and practical aspects of Sabbath
keeping. This section, entitled "Answers to Questions,"
makes the book a most valuable reference manual to deal with the
most frequently asked questions about the Sabbath.
To the delight of many the new and enlarged
edition includes also a chapter prepared by Mrs. Bacchiocchi which
contains a selection of 20 of her family’s favorite Italian
Sabbath recipes. |
