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Lynden O. Williams

Read these academic volumes written by Adventist scholars as they discuss thorny issues among Christians on the Sabbath.

http://www.logos.com/product/31464/andrews-university-press-sabbath-studies-collection You may not agree with them, but it is worth the effort to get first hand knowledge on the subjects by those who support the view.

In Granite or Ingrained? What the Old and New Covenants Reveal about the Gospel, the Law, and the Sabbath.

In this volume, Christians will see a dynamic element of the gospel in the profound relationship between love and law. They will, perhaps for the first time, understand the apparent dichotomy of old and new covenants in the New Testament. In the process, they will be confronted with a powerful appeal and an unmistakable warning.

Judging the Sabbath: Discovering What Can’t Be Found in Colossians 2:16

In this volume Ron du Preez looks at the traditional Christian interpretation of that passage and how traditional argument has generally bypassed the context and relied on other arguments, often unexamined by careful exegesis. In this book, du Preez examines those other arguments. In a wide-ranging engagement with Scripture, he considers relevant exegetical, linguistic, structural, syntactical, and intertextual factors that could be used to support them. In the process, he finds the evidence pointing forcefully against the traditional interpretation. Grounded firmly on a high view of Scripture, du Preez’s conclusions challenge any argument that relies on Colossians 2:16 in order to deny the continuing moral imperative of the seventh-day Sabbath.

The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day

In The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day, Sigve K. Tonstad recovers the profound and foundational understanding of God that can be experienced in the seventh day. He shows that Scripture has consistently asserted that the Sabbath of Creation is the Sabbath of the whole story of how God makes right what has gone wrong in the world. Tonstad argues that the seventh day is the symbol of God’s faithfulness precisely when God’s presence seems to be in doubt. He demonstrates how God, through the seventh day, seeks the benefit of all creation. Inevitably, this leads to an investigation of how this universal symbol became obscured.

Usually I have trouble reading for a long period such massive tomes as this, but Tonstad’s writing is so stimulating that I couldn’t put the book down! Tonstad is a master of both biblical exegesis and historical scholarship. I heartily recommend this book to all who love God and the Sabbath Day and to all who yearn to grow in that love.

—Marva J. Dawn, author of Keeping the Sabbath Wholly and In the Beginning GOD, is teaching fellow in spiritual theology, Regent College