Tatian's Diatessaron. Its Creation, Dissemination, Significance, and History in Scholarship by PETERSEN, WILLIAM L

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Leiden, E.J. Brill. 1994. 555 p. Cloth with dustjacket, in good condition

Leiden, E.J. Brill. 1994. 555 p. Cloth with dustjacket, in a very good condition

Leiden New York Köln: E. J. Brill / Supplements to Novum Testamentum Volume XXV, 1994. First Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. PRESENTATION COPY to R. M. Grant from the Author William L. Petersen ("W.L.P."), small quarto (9 3/4" x 6 1/2"), blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front cover, Mylar-protected blue dust jacket (unclipped) with white lettering, xix, [xx] + 555 pages + [1] Supplements. Weighs 2 lbs 8 oz. The Diatessaron is first gospel harmony composed c. 172 C.E. This conflated text is one of the earliest witnesses to the gospels. Regarded as the first version of the gospels in Latin, Syriac, and Armenian, the Diatessaron was used by Encratites, Judaic-Christians, and "Great Church" Christians alike. Tatian's edition, however, was eventually supplanted by a later modified version, so enormously erudite scholars (like Petersen and Baarda) have labored to reconstitute the earlier version from variants in a variety of early, difficult, and outlying… Read More