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Tatian
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Tatian of Adiabene, or Tatian the Syrian or Tatian the Assyrian, (; ; ; ; – ) was an Assyrian Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century.
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Tatian was a male theologian, philosopher, and writer who lived during the Roman Empire. He was a citizen of Ancient Rome and was born in Assyria around 120. He spoke and wrote in Ancient Greek and Syriac, with his native name recorded as ܛܛܝܢܘܣ. He studied under Justin Martyr and is canonized as a saint.
His notable work is the Diatessaron. Other works attributed to him include Rede an die griechen übersetzt und eingeleitet, Tatian's Diatessaron, Het leven van Jesus, naar het Middellimburgsche handschrift van Sint Truyen uit de 14. eeuw, The earliest life of Christ ever compiled from the four gospels, and The Earliest Life of Christ. He died in Assyria in 173. He is described in sources such as De viris illustribus, the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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- Born
- ca. 120
- Died
- 173
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Rede an die griechen übersetzt und eingeleitet
- Tatian's Diatessaron
- [Ioustinou tou Philosophou kai martyros episolē proōs Diognēton, kai logos prōs Ellōas]
- Tatiani Alexandrini harmoniae evangelicae antiquissima versio theotisca ut & Isidori Hispalensis ad Florentinam sororem De nativitate Domini
- Het leven van Jesus, naar het Middellimburgsche handschrift van Sint Truyen uit de 14. eeuw
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Assyria
- Place of death
- Assyria
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Syriac
- Student of
- Justin Martyr
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- date of birth
- 0120-01-01
- date of death
- 0173-00-00
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- Tatian
- time period
- Roman Empire
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- canonization status
- saint
- writing language
- Syriac
- name in native language
- ܛܛܝܢܘܣ
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Tatian of Adiabene, or Tatian the Syrian or Tatian the Assyrian, (; ; ; ; – ) was an Assyrian Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century.
Tatian's most influential work is the Diatessaron, a Biblical paraphrase, or "harmony", of the four gospels that became the standard text of the four gospels in the Syriac-speaking churches until the 5th-century, after which it gave way to the four separate gospels in the Peshitta version. He was controversial in his own age due to his Gnostic influences, leading Russell to state Tatian "lived in the border between ortodox and Gnostic theology".
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