Diatessaron

At a Glance

Gospel

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Estimated Range of Dating: 170-175 A.D.

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Helmut Koester, Ancient Christian Gospels (Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press 1990)
D. Plooij, Traces of Syriac Origin of the Old-Latin Diatessaron (Church History 2001)
Baarda T., Essays on the Diatessaron (Peeters 1994)

The Diatessaron is a harmony of the four gospels, created in the second century, and attributed to Tatian.

Hegesippus (165-175 A.D.)
Dionysius of Corinth (165-175 A.D.)
Lucian of Samosata (165-175 A.D.)
Marcus Aurelius (167 A.D.)
Diatessaron (170-175 A.D.)
Dura-Europos Gospel Harmony (170-200 A.D.)
Muratorian Canon (170-200 A.D.)
Treatise on the Resurrection (170-200 A.D.)
Letter of Peter to Philip (170-220 A.D.)

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