The Complete Testimony of the Fathers of the First Three Centuries Concerning the Sabbath and First Day
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How did the Sabbath change from the seventh to the first day of the week? And who changed it? Who authorized such a drastic alteration in the Law of the God that declares that He “changes not” (Mal. 3:6)? In order to answer these questions, many turn to the early “fathers” of the Christian Church and look for some evidence which can justify an alteration in the Law of the Ruler of the Universe! But how vain is this endeavor. In this book, published originally in 1873, J. N. Andrews presents unanswerable evidence that clearly shows that this change was not authorized by the Apostles, and much l...
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- THE COMPLETE TESTIMONY OF THE FATHERS OF THE First Three Centuries CONCERNING The Sabbath and First Day
- PREFACE.
- CHAPTER I.
- INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT.
- CHAPTER II.
- TESTIMONY OF THE APOSTOLICAL CONSTITUTIONS.
- CHAPTER III.
- TESTIMONY OF THE EPISTLE OF BARNABAS.
- TESTIMONY OF THE EPISTLE OF PLINY.
- TESTIMONY OF THE EPISTLES OF IGNATIUS.
- TESTIMONY OF THE CHURCH AT SMYRNA.
- TESTIMONY OF THE EPISTLE TO DIOGNETUS.
- TESTIMONY OF THE RECOGNITIONS OF CLEMENT.
- TESTIMONY OF THE SYRIAC DOCUMENTS CONCERNING EDESSA.
- CHAPTER IV.
- TESTIMONY OF JUSTIN MARTYR.
- CHAPTER V.
- TESTIMONY OF IRENÆUS.
- TESTIMONY OF DIONYSIUS, BISHOP OF CORINTH.
- TESTIMONY OF MELITO, BISHOP OF SARDIS.
- TESTIMONY OF THE HERETIC BARDESANES.
- CHAPTER VI.
- TESTIMONY OF THEOPHILUS OF ANTIOCH.
- TESTIMONY OF CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA, a. d. 194.
- CHAPTER VII.
- TESTIMONY OF TERTULLIAN, a. d. 200.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- TESTIMONY OF THE EPISTLES AND DECREES OF POPE FABIAN.
- TESTIMONY OF ORIGEN.
- TESTIMONY OF HIPPOLYTUS, BISHOP OF PORTUS.
- TESTIMONY OF NOVATIAN, A ROMAN PRESBYTER.
- CHAPTER IX.
- TESTIMONY OF CYPRIAN, BISHOP OF CARTHAGE.
- TESTIMONY OF DIONYSIUS, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA.
- TESTIMONY OF ANATOLIUS, BISHOP OF LAODICEA.
- TESTIMONY OF COMMODIANUS.
- TESTIMONY OF ARCHELAUS, BISHOP OF CASCAR.
- CHAPTER X.
- TESTIMONY OF VICTORINUS, BISHOP OF PETAU.
- TESTIMONY OF PETER, BISHOP OF ALEXANDRIA.
- TESTIMONY OF METHODIUS, BISHOP OF TYRE.
- TESTIMONY OF LACTANTIUS.
- TESTIMONY OF THE POEM ON GENESIS.
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