Tatian
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Tatian was a 2nd-century Christian apologist and theologian best known for compiling the Diatessaron, an influential early harmony of the four canonical Gospels.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tatian canonical | 3 |
| Celsus | 1 |
| Tatian the Assyrian | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2nd-century writer
ⓘ
Christian apologist ⓘ Church Father ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tatian
ⓘ
surface form:
Tatian the Assyrian
|
| apologeticWork | Oratio ad Graecos ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Assyria ⓘ |
| citizenship | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| conversionContext | encounter with the Christian Scriptures ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | paganism ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Eusebius of Caesarea
ⓘ
Irenaeus of Lyons ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely Syria ⓘ |
| Diatessaron | harmony of the four canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| DiatessaronInfluence | widely used in the Syriac-speaking churches ⓘ |
| DiatessaronStatus | eventually supplanted by the Peshitta Gospels ⓘ |
| era | 2nd century ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 150–180 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Syriac biblical tradition
ⓘ
later Gospel harmonies ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Justin Martyr ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian apologetics
ⓘ
compiling the Diatessaron ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
Syriac ⓘ |
| movement | Encratism ⓘ |
| name | Tatian self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork | Diatessaron ⓘ |
| occupation |
Christian apologist
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| Oratio ad Graecos | apology addressed to the Greeks ⓘ |
| regardedAs | heretical by some later orthodox writers ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Rome
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalFocus | canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| studentOf | Justin Martyr ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
asceticism
ⓘ
rejection of pagan philosophy ⓘ |
| tradition |
Syriac Churches
ⓘ
surface form:
Syriac Christianity
|
| viewOnGreekCulture | hostile to Greek philosophy and culture ⓘ |
| viewOnIdolatry | strongly opposed pagan idolatry ⓘ |
| viewOnMarriage | advocated celibacy and abstinence ⓘ |
| viewOnOldTestament | accepted the Old Testament Scriptures ⓘ |
| viewOnWorld | strongly anti-worldly and anti-material ⓘ |
| workOn | Gospel harmonization ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Celsus
this entity surface form:
Tatian the Assyrian