Re: Why not 13 months? (Was La Systeme Metrique)

John Friese (friese@math.arizona.edu)
19 Aug 1995 04:26:03 -0700

In article <1995Aug18.121734.11271@ciba-geigy.ch>,
Tom Hofmann <wtho@ciba-geigy.ch> wrote:
>The "7th day when he rested" is the Sabbath, i.e. Saturday (look

To pick a nit, it's Friday sundown to Saturday sundown ( Jewish days
start at sundown.)

>at Israel). Early Christians began to worship on the first day of
>the week (Sunday) instead of Sabbath, since Jesus resurrected on
>the first day of the week. So again: week starts on Sunday.
>
>Tom Hofmann
>wtho@chbs.ciba.com

John L. Friese
friese@math.arizona.edu