compiling the Diatessaron
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Compiling the Diatessaron refers to Tatian’s creation of an early Christian gospel harmony that weaves the four canonical Gospels into a single continuous narrative.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gospel harmonization
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text compilation process ⓘ |
| aimsTo | create a single continuous gospel narrative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeNameContext | gospel harmony compilation by Tatian ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | circa 160–175 CE ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | early Christianity ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalContext | emerging Christian orthodoxy in the 2nd century ⓘ |
| hasGeographicContext | Syrian Christian communities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
earliest known gospel harmony
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important witness to early gospel text traditions ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Greek
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Syriac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalImpact | use of a single narrative gospel in some churches ⓘ |
| hasMethodologicalFeature |
choice of one version where accounts differ
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conflation of parallel passages ⓘ continuous chronological ordering of events in Jesus’ life ⓘ possible omission of some genealogies ⓘ |
| hasOutput | Diatessaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationIssue | original Greek or Syriac text not fully extant ⓘ |
| hasReception |
later replacement by the four separate Gospels in liturgy
ⓘ
widespread use in Syriac-speaking churches ⓘ |
| hasTextualImpact | influencing later Syriac gospel manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasTheologicalPurpose |
presenting a coherent life of Jesus
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resolving apparent contradictions among the Gospels ⓘ |
| influences | later gospel harmonies ⓘ |
| involvesActivity |
harmonizing divergent accounts
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omitting duplicate passages ⓘ reordering gospel material ⓘ selecting passages from the four Gospels ⓘ synthesizing a unified Christ narrative ⓘ |
| occursAfter | composition of the four canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| occursInCentury | 2nd century ⓘ |
| performedBy | Tatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precondition | existence of four canonical Gospels ⓘ |
| reconstructedFrom | later quotations and adaptations ⓘ |
| relatedToConcept |
canon formation in early Christianity
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harmonization of scriptural traditions ⓘ |
| relatedToPerson | Tatian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToWork | Diatessaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
New Testament textual criticism
NERFINISHED
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Syriac studies ⓘ patristics ⓘ |
| usesSourceText |
Gospel of John
NERFINISHED
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Gospel of Luke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED ⓘ Gospel of Matthew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.