diatessaron
Americannoun
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a combining of the four Gospels of the Bible (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) into a single narrative.
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(in ancient Greek music) the interval of a fourth.
noun
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music (in classical Greece) the interval of a perfect fourth
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a conflation of the four Gospels into a single continuous narrative
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Etymology
Origin of diatessaron
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English dyatessaron “(musical) interval of a fourth,” from Old French diatessaron, from Latin diatessarōn, from Greek dià tessárōn; see origin at dia- ( def. ), four
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A good diatessaron synopsis, and a table to find in the monotessaron any verse from any Gospel.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Amos R. Wells
There is a chronological synopsis, but no diatessaron table.
From Sunday-School Success A Book of Practical Methods for Sunday-School Teachers and Officers by Amos R. Wells
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