Mar Aphrahat and Mattai 1:23

[Paul Younan]

Sorry, Paul, but actually this verse is present in all the Diatessarons that I've consulted so far.

For example, this is what we find in the Arabic Diatessaron,

6166 Behold, the virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, And they shall call his name Immanuel, which is, being interpreted, With us is our God.

OK - I see it in the Arabic Diatesseron - but still that version reads "A Son" - which is absent in Mar Aphrahat.

This actually proves that Mar Aphrahat was not quoting the Diatesseron - otherwise the words "A Son" should be present! <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->

But, in any case, the differences between the many different versions of this verse don't seem to be all that significant.

I disagree - for a direct quote the words should be 100% the same. They are not - therefore Mar Aphrahat cannot be quoting the Diatesseron. He was, as I stated - paraphrasing.