Monthly Archives: May 2017

Through the Bible: Matthew 2:19-23 and Luke 2:40

Posted on 05/26/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels. We are on Section III. Today’s post goes through Matthew 2:19-23 and Luke 2:40. (A harmony of the Gospels means Tatian is going through all four Gospels in … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Matthew 2:13-18, A Spiritual Bible

Posted on 05/21/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels. We are on Section III. Today’s post goes through Matthew 2:13-18. The Bible and Inspiration When [the wise men] had departed, the messenger of the Lord appeared in … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Matt. 2:1-12, The Magi from Persia

Posted on 05/19/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels, and we are now on Section III, which switches back to Matthew from Luke. The Magis and Their Star After that [the birth of Jesus] the Magi came … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Anna’s Prophecy, Luke 2:36-39

Posted on 05/18/2017 by Paul Pavao

We have been going through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a second-century harmony of the Gospels. We are at the end of Section II, which is taken from Luke 2:36-39. This is Anna’s prophecy, and I wanted to look at it in more … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Luke 2:21-35: Prophecy and the Birth of Jesus

Posted on 05/15/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron Section II. The Diatessaron is a harmony of the Gospels put together in the second century. Today’s reading comes from Luke 2:21 and forward. And when eight days were passed so that the child … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Luke 2:1-20: The Appearance to the Shepherds

Posted on 05/12/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron. It is a harmony of the four Gospels put together in the mid-second century. We are in section II, which today returns to Luke 2 and continues the story of Jesus’ birth. I need … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Matthew 1:18-25

Posted on 05/09/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through Tatian’s Diatessaron. It is a harmony of the four Gospels put together in the mid-second centuary. Today we begin section II, which is pulled from Matthew 1. The introduction mentions that Tatian skipped the genealogies in … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Luke 1:76-80, Repentance and Atonement

Posted on 05/04/2017 by Paul Pavao

Note: This is a very long post. I think it the subject is worth the length of the post. Therefore, I will wait at least three days to post the next one. If you are going through the Bible with … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Luke 1:67-79; Zacharias’ Prophecy

Posted on 05/03/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are going through the Gospels using Tatian’s Diatessaron. Today we are covering Luke 1:67-80, which is the prophecy from Zacharias, father of John the Immerser (or Baptist), after John was born. It is found at the bottom of the … Continue reading →

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Through the Bible: Luke 1:47-66; The Magnificat & Birth of John

Posted on 05/01/2017 by Paul Pavao

We are working through Tatian’s Diatessaron, a harmony of the Gospels written back in AD 165. Last time we covered Luke 1:24-45, where Mary goes to meet Elizabeth, her cousin and the soon-to-be mother of John the Baptist. We went … Continue reading →

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