Tag: NewTestamentContext
Was the Early Church Meeting on Sunday? A Fresh Look at Acts 20:7
Many Christians point to Acts 20:7 as evidence that the early church had already shifted to Sunday worship: “On the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread…” It seems simple enough. First day of the week equals Sunday, and “breaking bread” equals a Sunday service. But a closer look at the text, Luke’s details, and Jewish customs of the…