Saturday Sabbath Is Pagan

High Level 4

Fact

The continuous 7-day planetary week is of pagan origin, not biblical

Evidence

• Dio Cassius (Roman History 37.18): Egyptians invented the planetary week

• Pliny the Elder: Egyptians were first to divide week into 7 days

• Tibullus (27-19 BCE): Saturn's day mentioned in Roman poetry

• Tacitus: 'The Jews honor Saturn' - identifying the Sabbath with Saturn's day

• Acts 7:43: 'Star of Remphan' (Saturn) - warning against this worship

• The planetary week names (Saturday, Sunday, etc.) derive from pagan gods

• No evidence of continuous 7-day planetary week before 1st century BC

Read in Context

• Origins of the Planetary Week

  "The continuous 7-day week named after planetary gods is demonstrably pagan..."

Depends On

The Saturday Sabbath assumes the modern week has continued unbroken since creation. However, historical evidence shows the planetary week was invented by pagans and adopted by Jews during the intertestamental period.