I thought the alleged resurrection was on a Monday -- now celebrated as Easter Monday.
Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator] >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-usma@;ColoState.EDU]On >Behalf Of Joseph B. Reid >Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 04:54 >To: U.S. Metric Association >Subject: [USMA:23015] Re: Question about date format > > >Louis Jordain wrote in UMA 23013: >> >>I suspect that if in France Sunday is the seventh day of the week, >>it has something to do with the Bible (Genesis). Why this has not >>been taken up by other cultures is mysterious to me. >> >>Anyway this is pure convention. >> >>Louis > > >Au contraire. The book of Genesis says that God created the universe >in 6 days and the 7th day He rested, And the 7th day was Saturday, >the Sabbath. Christians adopted Sunday as their holy day because >that was the day of Christ's resurrection. See Matthew 28:1, or Mark >16:2, or Luke 24:1, or John 20:1 > >Joseph B. Reid >17 Glebe Road West >Toronto M5P 1C8 Telephone 416-486-6071 >
