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Martyr, and who flourished about the year 170, composed a harmony or collection of the Gospels, which he called Diatessaron, of the Four.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Annie Wood Besant 1890
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I. Tatian, a follower of Justin Martyr, and who flourished about the year 170, composed a harmony, or collation of the Gospels, which he called Diatessaron, of the four.
Evidence of Christianity William Paley 1774
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Gospels, I know not how, has given this the title Diatessaron, that is the Gospel by the four, or the Gospel formed of the four "(" Eccles.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Annie Wood Besant 1890
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Though St. Justin does not name Mark as the writer of the memoirs, the fact that his disciple Tatian used our present Mark, including even the last twelve verses, in the composition of the "Diatessaron", makes it practically certain that St. Justin knew our present Second Gospel, and like the other Fathers connected it with St. Peter.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913
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Tatian's "Diatessaron" (Gospel Harmony), or a work like it.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Moreover, the quotations are made not from the Gospels proper, but from the famous concordance of Tatian, compiled in the second century, and known as the "Diatessaron", thus fixing the date of the legend as approximately the middle of the third century.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Syrians, both Eastern and Western, before the time of Rabulas, in the harmonized "Diatessaron" of Tatian; it is also this text which serves as the basis of his commentary.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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"Diatessaron", an unbiased study of Justin's authentic writings had made it clear that the holy doctor used exclusively our canonical
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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His disciple Tatian, in the chronological scheme of his "Diatessaron", follows the order of the Fourth Gospel, the prologue of which he employs as the introduction to his work.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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'Diatessaron' has been long lost, and the name is the only clue to its composition.
Short Studies on Great Subjects James Anthony Froude 1856
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