G. Adam Stanislav scripsit:
> > The 7-day week is of Jewish origin,
>
> Sorry, I seriously doubt that. That it is part of the Jewish tradition is no
> doubt. That it is of Jewish *origin* is highly debatable. Most likely the
> Jewish tradition simply adopted a pre-existing system.
Quite likely. However, that pre-existing system has been transmitted
to the neo-West solely through the Jewish tradition. The old Roman
market week or "nundinae" was 8 days long (9 days by Roman rules,
where you count market day as both the last of the preceding week
and the first of the following week).
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