Campus Location
Abilene Campus (Residential)
Date of Award
7-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Department
Graduate School of Theology
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Committee Chair or Primary Advisor
Jeff W. Childers
Second Committee Member or Secondary Advisor
Curt Niccum
Third Committee Member or Committee Reader
James W. Thompson
Abstract
Although the crucifixion of Jesus is arguably the culminating event of Christianity, the four Gospels curiously do not seem to agree on the date of his death. The issue at stake comes down to the nature of Jesus' Last Supper. Matthew, Mark, and Luke imply that Jesus was crucified after the Passover, thus on Nisan 15. John implies that Jesus was crucified before the Passover, thus on Nisan 14. The purpose of the present thesis is not to solve this calendrical incongruity but rather to explore one second-century author's unconventional solution and propose a special context for its creation. The author is Tatian, and his solution comes in the form of a gospel harmony called the Diatessaron.
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Recommended Citation
Zola, Nicholas J., "Tatian's Diatessaron and the Passion Chronology" (2009). Digital Commons @ ACU, Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 660.
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/etd/660