Question Box - Good News Staff - April 1958

Good News Staff

Question: Can the Bible expression "first day of the week" mean "first of the sabbaths" in the Greek? Answer: There is a theory circulated among certain Sunday-keeping groups that Sunday became the Sabbath after the resurrection of Christ. As supposed proof, they mistranslate the original Greek phrase, usually rendered "first day of the week," as "first of the sabbaths." They claim that the first Sunday after the resurrection became the first "Christian Sabbath" - and that Saturday was the "Jewish Sabbath."... - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library