SABBATH April * June 1998 Volume 7 No. 2

IN THIS ISSUE

ARTICLES ON SABBATH

Sabbath: Finishing and Beginning........................................................Jürgen Moltmann..............4
We are invited as God's comopanions to God's Sabbath celebration of creation

Sabbath: The Culmination of Creation.................................................Ellen F. Davis...................6
The uniqueness of the Israelite Sabbath celebration has far-reaching implications for our lives today

Sabbath and Sunday Belong Together.................................................Walter J. Burghardt, S.J....8
What Christians can learn from the Jewish Sabbath celebration

Jesus, the Sabbath and Rest.................................................................Judith Hoch Wray..........10
In early Christian understanding Jesus himself is the model of rest

Our Jewish Heritage: Sabbath as a Symbol of the Unseen......................William C. Simpson, Jr...12
An historical overview of the Sabbath

It's A New Day....................................................................................Marjorie Procter-Smith...14
The Christian "new day" celebrates God's new creation in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus

And You Shall Call the Sabbath a Delight..............................................Shlomo Balter................15
A rabbi considers three motifs that underlie the Jewish Sabbath

The Practice of Keeping Sabbath: A Gift for Our Time...........................Dorothy C. Bass...........16
The Sabbath commandment comes as a judgment on us and our society

Honest Sabbath Moments......................................................................Barbara SilverSmith......18
Modern adaptations to the joy of Sabbath rest

Chase's Sabbath....................................................................................Larry Rasmussen..........20
Sabbath does not let the world be what it is the rest of the week

Sabbath and Compassion.......................................................................Martha J. Horne............22
Sabbath observance includes compassion for those dependent on us

Observing the Sabbath in Psalm 137.......................................................Ricki Dale Moore..........24
A unique and creative reading of Psalm 137

On Women and Sabbath Rest.................................................................Penelope Mark-Stuart...26
Sabbath rest is both a discipline and a grace

Sabbath: The Sacred Rest That Builds the Soul.......................................B. Michael Watson........27
The gift of Sabbath rest

Sabbath: A Call for Restoration and Release............................................Keith A. Russell............28
Jubilee offers a radical challenge to our practices of justice and equality

Sabbath Time.........................................................................................Nancy Bloomer.............29
Understanding Sabbath time transforms a potentially negative experience

QUOTATIONS ON SABBATH

In the Hebrew Scriptures [30]
In the New Testament Scriptures [31]
Leaders & Commentators [32]
Theologians & Philosophers [33]
Scholars & Teachers [34]

BOOKS ON SABBATH

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel [35]

IDEAS FOR PREACHING ON SABBATH

Preaching Sabbath on Sabbath................................................................Bonnie Rosborough......36
On Snowstorms and the Sabbath.............................................................Donna Berman..............37
Sabbath: Our Need For Meaning..............................................................Martin E. Marty............38
The Sabbath Song: An Alternative Vision.................................................Kendra Haloviak...........40
Sabbath: Recreation and Liberation..........................................................Barbara Reid................42
The Jubilee of Jesus................................................................................Bruce Chilton................43
Leader's Guide for Adult Education...............................Ginger Grab and Judith Hoch Wray.........44
Preaching the Lectionary.........................................................................Judith Hoch Wray.........47

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