Term used in Scripture studies, especially of the four Gospels, to designate:
- an explanation of differences found in various accounts of the same events
- a combination of all four Gospels into one continuous narrative of which a good example is H. Beauclerk's "Jesus: A Diatessaron" (London, 1896)
- an arrangement of the Gospels, each in proper narrative, according to historical order
New Catholic Dictionary