The Ending of Mark in Tatian’s <i>Diatessaron</i>COMSt Bulletin 8.2 Special IssueSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/WF34LLYB/tei
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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Nicholas J.ZolaThe Ending of Mark in Tatian’s <i>Diatessaron</i>http://syriaca.org/cbss/WF34LLYBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/WF34LLYBhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/WF34LLYBClaireClivazMinaMonierDanBatoviciThe Transmission of Mark’s Endings in Different Traditions and Languages: Papers presented at the International Workshop, Lausanne, 2–3 June 2022HamburgComparative Oriental Manuscript Studies2023439-473COMSt Bulletin 8.2 Special IssueTatian’s Diatessaron, a harmonized gospel composed c.170 ce, is often cited as one of the earliest explicit references to the Longer Ending (LE) of Mark (16:9–20). Yet no comprehensive study of the LE’s presence in the Diatessaron has been carried out, and there is much confusion over its use as evidence. The current study compares the resurrection narrative in the eleventh-century Arabic harmony with that of the sixth-century Latin Codex Fuldensis, the two earliest and most reliable representatives for reconstructing the Diatessaron’s sequence. If they incorporate the LE in exactly the same way, we may safely conclude that Tatian’s copy of Mark contained the LE. Using neighboring harmonies as controls, I arrive at two parallel conclusions: (1) Tatian almost certainly incorporated significant portions of Mark 16:9–20 into his Diatessaron; (2) it is not entirely clear which portions of Mark 16:1–8 were present in the Diatessaron. Ultimately, the study demonstrates that Tatian’s Diatessaron is likely the earliest uncontested external evidence for the LE.
Zola, Nicholas J. “The Ending of Mark in Tatian’s Diatessaron.” In The Transmission of Mark’s Endings in Different Traditions and Languages: Papers Presented at the International Workshop, Lausanne, 2–3 June 2022, edited by Claire Clivaz, Mina Monier, and Dan Batovici, 439–73. COMSt Bulletin 8.2 Special Issue. Hamburg: Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies, 2023.
Nicholas J. Zola, The Ending of Mark in Tatian’s Diatessaron,” in The Transmission of Mark’s Endings in Different Traditions and Languages: Papers Presented at the International Workshop, Lausanne, 2–3 June 2022, ed. Claire Clivaz, Mina Monier, and Dan Batovici, COMSt Bulletin 8.2 Special Issue (Hamburg: Comparative Oriental Manuscript Studies, 2023), 439–73.