Tatian and the Jewish Scriptures: A Textual and Philological Analysis of the Old Testament Citations in Tatian's Diatessaron

by Robert F. Shedinger

It has long been argued that Tatian, in the production of the Diatessaron, made regular reference to the Old Testament Peshitta when he came across Old Testament citations in the Gospels. This book argues on the contrary that Tatian made little or no use of the Old Testament Peshitta, but regularly took over the text of the Old Testament citations as he found them in the Gospel sources out of which he created his harmony. Where they differ from the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9042910429
• ISBN13: 9789042910423
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Peeters
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.6" x 9.4"