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Tatian (tā`shən), 2d cent., Christian apologist. Probably born in Syria, he was a pupil of Justin Martyr Justin Martyr, Saint, c.A.D. 100–c.A.D. 165, Christian apologist, called also Justin the Philosopher. Born in Samaria of pagan parents, he studied philosophy, and after his conversion in Ephesus to Christianity at about the age of 38, he went from place to ..... Click the link for more information. . After his master's death, he left Christianity, becoming an Encratitic Gnostic—i.e., he regarded all matter as evil and denied the salvation of Adam. While a Christian, he wrote Oratio ad Graecos [address to the Greeks] (152–55), a defense of Christianity bolstered by a bitter attack on Greek arts, philosophers, and institutions, and the Diatessaron, a harmony of the four Gospels that was long the only life of Jesus available in Syria. |
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| Ever since Tatian produced the first Gospel harmony in the second century, the church--first through Irenaeus, then others--has argued that the diversity of multiple Gospels is a blessing that should be preserved. the extreme ascetic Encratites, said to have been founded by Tatian, might more fairly be considered issues of "life-style" rather than heresies proper. Carson 69, Birmingham 46: Jordan Farmar had 16 points and Haig Tatian added 15 for the Patriots of Van Nuys (10-11) in a loss to the Colts at Carson. |
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