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Here below is only two statements from an article I compiled proving that, the Roman/Gregorian seven day planetary week was indeed created by man. During the time of Messiah, Rome had an EIGHT DAY MARKET WEEK with letters ABCDEFGH, and the seven day planetary week did not come along until AFTER MESSIAH'S TIME!
How many still believe today's planetary week has cycled since Messiah's time, and even since creation? Those who make such statements are totally ignorant of the history of today's seven day planetary week! Also, Saturday was indeed the first day of the planetary week, and was not made the seventh day of today's week until 321 AD when Constantine revamped the calendar and made Sunday the first day of today's week.
‘ In the Roman chronological system of Augustan age the week as a division of time was practically unknown, though the twelve calendar months existed as we have them now. In the course of the first and second century after Christ, the hebdomadal or seven-day period became universally familiar, though not immediately through Jewish or Christian influence. The arrangement seems to have been astrological in origin and to have come to Rome from Egypt. The seven planets, as then conceived of--Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon, thus arranged in the order of their periodic times (Saturn taking the longest and the Moon the shortest time to complete the round of the heavens by their proper motion)--were supposed to preside over each hour successively, and the day was designated by that planet which presided over its first hour. Beginning on the first day with the planets in order, the first hour would be Saturn’s, the second Jupiter's, the seventh the Moon's, the eighth Saturn’s again, and so on. Continuing thus, the twenty-fifth hour, i.e. the first hour of the second day, and consequently the second day itself, would belong to the SUN; and the forty-ninth hour, and consequently the third day, to the Moon. Following always the same plan the seventy-third hour and the fourth day would fall to Mars, the fifth day to Mercury, the sixth to Jupiter, the seventh to Venus, and the eighth again to Saturn. Hence, apparently, were derived the Latin names for the days of the week, which are still retained (except Samedi and Dimanche) in modern French and other Romance tongues. These names from an early date were often used by the Christians themselves, and we find them already in Justin Martyr. ( bold underline Added).
Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D.,
Retired Professor of Theology, Andrews University wrote, ‘ What is surprising, however, is that initially the Romans made Dies Saturni(the day of Saturn) the first day of the week, followed by Dies Solis ( Day of the Sun), which was the second day.16 The reason is that during the first century the Saturn god was viewed as being more important than the Sun god. Consequently the Day of Saturn was made the first and most important day of the week. The primacy of Saturday over Sunday continued until THE EARLY PART OF THE SECOND CENTURY, when the prestige of the day of Saturn was eclipsed by the day of the Sun. ‘ Unquote, Sun-worship and the Origin of Sunday
You can read more of this in our articles compilation on our website at below..
Also see our posts on the lunar months recorded in scriptures here..http://www.lo-ammi.org/forum/showthr...2805#post12805
Shalom, YAH Bless!
Eliyahu C.
How many still believe today's planetary week has cycled since Messiah's time, and even since creation? Those who make such statements are totally ignorant of the history of today's seven day planetary week! Also, Saturday was indeed the first day of the planetary week, and was not made the seventh day of today's week until 321 AD when Constantine revamped the calendar and made Sunday the first day of today's week.
‘ In the Roman chronological system of Augustan age the week as a division of time was practically unknown, though the twelve calendar months existed as we have them now. In the course of the first and second century after Christ, the hebdomadal or seven-day period became universally familiar, though not immediately through Jewish or Christian influence. The arrangement seems to have been astrological in origin and to have come to Rome from Egypt. The seven planets, as then conceived of--Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, and the Moon, thus arranged in the order of their periodic times (Saturn taking the longest and the Moon the shortest time to complete the round of the heavens by their proper motion)--were supposed to preside over each hour successively, and the day was designated by that planet which presided over its first hour. Beginning on the first day with the planets in order, the first hour would be Saturn’s, the second Jupiter's, the seventh the Moon's, the eighth Saturn’s again, and so on. Continuing thus, the twenty-fifth hour, i.e. the first hour of the second day, and consequently the second day itself, would belong to the SUN; and the forty-ninth hour, and consequently the third day, to the Moon. Following always the same plan the seventy-third hour and the fourth day would fall to Mars, the fifth day to Mercury, the sixth to Jupiter, the seventh to Venus, and the eighth again to Saturn. Hence, apparently, were derived the Latin names for the days of the week, which are still retained (except Samedi and Dimanche) in modern French and other Romance tongues. These names from an early date were often used by the Christians themselves, and we find them already in Justin Martyr. ( bold underline Added).
Samuele Bacchiocchi, Ph. D.,
Retired Professor of Theology, Andrews University wrote, ‘ What is surprising, however, is that initially the Romans made Dies Saturni(the day of Saturn) the first day of the week, followed by Dies Solis ( Day of the Sun), which was the second day.16 The reason is that during the first century the Saturn god was viewed as being more important than the Sun god. Consequently the Day of Saturn was made the first and most important day of the week. The primacy of Saturday over Sunday continued until THE EARLY PART OF THE SECOND CENTURY, when the prestige of the day of Saturn was eclipsed by the day of the Sun. ‘ Unquote, Sun-worship and the Origin of Sunday
You can read more of this in our articles compilation on our website at below..
Also see our posts on the lunar months recorded in scriptures here..http://www.lo-ammi.org/forum/showthr...2805#post12805
Shalom, YAH Bless!
Eliyahu C.
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