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Tatian's Diatessaron: Its Creation, Dissemination, Significance, and History in Scholarship

by William L. Petersen

  • Hardback
  • 576 pages
  • Publisher: Brill
  • 16.7 x 24.6 x 4.3 cm

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For researchers and students of early Christianity.

Traces the history of this early gospel harmony.

Explore the origins of the faith with this guide.

A comprehensive study providing the definitive history, manuscripts, and significance of Tatian’s ancient gospel harmony.

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A gospel harmony composed c. 172 C.E., the Diatessaron is one of the earliest witnesses to the gospels. Regarded as the first version of the gospels in Latin, Syriac, and Armenian, the Diatessaron was used by Encratites, Judaic-Christians, and "Great Church" Christians alike. This study is the first comprehensive treatment of the Diatessaron in more than a century. After sketching the second-century setting and Tatian's biography, it describes virtually every Diatessaronic witness and provides a scholar-by-scholar summary of research from 546 to the present. Criteria for reconstructing Diatessaronic readings are developed, and numerous examples offer the reader first-hand experience with the witnesses. It contains the first Bibliography of research on the Diatessaron (600+ titles) and the first "Catalogue of Manuscripts of Diatessaronic Witnesses and Related Works" ever published.

  • Title

    Tatian's Diatessaron: Its Creation, Dissemination, Significance, and History in Scholarship

  • Author

    William L. Petersen

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Brill

  • Published

    November 1994

  • Weight

    1195g

  • Page Count

    576

  • Dimensions

    16.7 x 24.6 x 4.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9789004094697

  • ISBN-10

    9004094695

  • Eden Code

    4708432