Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!ginosko!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cik@l.cc.purdue.edu (Herman Rubin) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: sunday vs. saturday Summary: The week goes back to the ancient Babylonians, at least. Message-ID: Date: 18 Oct 89 21:34:54 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Purdue University Statistics Department Lines: 12 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [In article , palosaari@tiger.oxy.edu (Jedidiah Jon Palosaari) asks whether a day could have slipped in the 7-day cycle, so that our Saturday isn't the same as the ancient one. --clh] The week, including the naming of the days, goes back to the ancient Babylonians, at least. Our 7-day cycle is unchanged since before the birth of Abraham. -- Herman Rubin, Dept. of Statistics, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette IN47907 Phone: (317)494-6054 hrubin@l.cc.purdue.edu (Internet, bitnet, UUCP)