Creation and Covenant - A Hermeneutical Approach to the Correlation of the Seventh-day and the Biblical Sabbath

Authors

Sergio L. Silva, Andrews UniversityFollow

Abstract

For centuries, scholars have debated the nature of the relationship between the seventh day (Gen 2:1-3) and the biblical Sabbath (Exod 20:8-11). While Covenant Theologians insist that the seventh day works as the theological foundation of the biblical Sabbath, New Covenant Theologians reject this relationship and insist the Sabbath is an institution given exclusively to the Israelites. This article argues that according to an exegetical-historical and theological reading of selected texts on the Sabbath, one must regard the seventh day as the theological foundation of the biblical Sabbath to sustain a consistent and coherent theological system that uses Scripture as its epistemological foundation.

Recommended Citation

Silva, Sergio L. (2015) "Creation and Covenant - A Hermeneutical Approach to the Correlation of the Seventh-day and the Biblical Sabbath," Andrews University Seminary Student Journal: Vol. 1: No. 1, Article 4.

Available at: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/aussj/vol1/iss1/4