The Lunar Sabbath Encyclopedia:About

The Lunar Sabbath Encyclopedia was created in 2017 to be the premier resource for all topics related to Lunar Sabbath theology. It is the oldest online website dedicated to explaining the Lunar Sabbath in a way that can be easily understood.

The Main Page provides a background on the origins of the lunar sabbath theology, which was first observed by Jonathan David Brown. Most Lunar Sabbatarians are not aware of who Jonathan David Brown was, because his identity as the founder of the Lunar Sabbath theology is actually an embarrassment to the movement. This is because, as noted on his Wikipedia page, Mr. Brown was not a theologian, an ordained minister, or even an accomplished scholar. Rather, he was a record producer, a sound engineer, and a convicted felon who served time in federal prison.

Mr. Brown was convicted in 1992 for Conspiracy to Violate Human Rights and for Perjury. The charges stem from an incident in 1990 where he was the driver of a car whose passenger shot out the windows of the West End Synagogue in Nashville. The police investigation found that Brown and his two passengers had attended a White Supremacist meeting the day before, and a search of Mr. Brown's apartment yielded articles that indicated that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist groups.

In 1998, after his release from prison, Jonathan David Brown authored the book Keeping Yahweh's Appointments, which was often cited by Lunar Sabbath writers as the genesis of the theology. Although this book is no longer in print today, the Lunar Sabbath theology continues to grow worldwide.

Although some proponents will attempt to link the Lunar Sabbath to ancient practices, an online biography of Jonathan David Brown, written by a close friend, claims that Mr. Brown "...became the first known “Sabbath keeper” to begin the practice of counting the Sabbath from the New Moon day rather than using the modern seven-day week." This should be a huge red flag for anyone considering the validity of the Lunar Sabbath, as it was never observed earlier than 1998.

Although there is no direct evidence that the Lunar Sabbath was observed in Biblical times, many proponents cite examples from the Bible where sabbaths and holy days appear to fall on Lunar Sabbath dates. These are often referred to as Pinpointed Lunar Sabbaths. The Lunar Sabbath Encyclopedia has an entire page dedicated to each of these events, and contains an Objections section that explains why this particular example may not be correct, or taken out of context, or has a possible explanation that does not support it falling on a Lunar Sabbath date.

The page The Lunar Sabbath Debunked was written for people who realize that the Lunar Sabbath is not correct, but perhaps do not know exactly how to disprove it. This page describes the foundational scriptures that form its basis, outlines the most serious issues with the theology, and points out some of the Invalid Arguments and Invalid Translations often used by proponents.

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