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Tatian

Salutation / Introduction

About this work

Author: Tatian

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Here endeth the Gospel which Tatianus compiled and named Diatessaron,

i

.

e

.

,

The

Fourfold

,

a

compilation

from

the

four

Gospels

of

the

holy

Apostles

,

the

excellent

Evangelists

(

peace

be

upon

them

)

.

It

was

translated

by

the

excellent

and

learned

priest

,

Abu’l

Faraj

‘

Abdulla

ibn

-

at

-

Tayyib

(

may

God

grant

him

favour

)

,

from

Syriac

into

Arabic

,

from

an

exemplar

written

by

‘

Isa

ibn

-

‘

Ali

al

-

Motatabbib

,

pupil

of

Honain

ibn

-

Ishak

(

God

have

mercy

on

them

both

)

.

Amen

.

Here endeth, by the help of God, the holy Gospel that Titianus compiled from the four Gospels, which is known as Diatessaron. And praise be to God, as he is entitled to it and lord of it! And to him be the glory for ever.

Notes

1
See note 1 to Introductory Note in Borg. ms. (above, p. 42).
2
ms., by misplacing the diacritical signs, has Ghobasi.
3
The ms. has Mottayyib; but Ciasca, in an additional note inserted after the volume was printed, gives the correct form.