Sabbath and Rest: Eusebius on Sabbath as Time for Scripture
Teaching on Sabbath and Rest from Eusebius of Caesarea: Eusebius on Sabbath as Time for Scripture
This is a spiritual discipline on scripture reading and learning, drawing on Nehemiah 8:1-8, Acts 17:11 and Deuteronomy 31:10-13.
Eusebius of Caesarea (d. 339), the father of church history, wrote about the Lord's Day as a time especially devoted to Scripture and learning. He described early Christians as using their day of rest for spiritual education: "On the day called after the sun, all gather in one place and the memoirs of the apostles are read. When the reader has ceased, the teacher gives instruction and exhortation."…
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