The Four Gospels (800) - Page 8

A Canon Table, part of the Eusebian Canons, features four decorative arches supported by five slender columns. The arches are colored in alternating blue and red. The columns vary in design: the outer and central columns are straight with gold or yellow tones, while the inner columns feature a spiral or Solomonic pattern in red and gold. Above the arches, Syriac script identifies the Gospels. Between the columns are vertical lists of numbers written in Syriac alphabetic numerals. To the right of the table, a small illustration shows a basket or vase containing fruit, which may be pomegranates, a symbol of fertility and the Church in Christian art.

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original: "Malon," a term often used in Syriac manuscripts for these concordance tables, likely derived from the Greek word for "Canon."

These are the four Evangelists who agree with one another

Matthew Mark Luke John

John	Luke	Mark	Matthew
10	156	59	113
11	158	60	114
12	160	61	115
13	161	62	116
14	162	63	117
15	163	64	118
16	164	65	119
17	165	66	120
18	166	67	121
19	167	68	122
20	168	69	123
21	169	70	124
22	170	71	125
23	171	72	126
24	172	73	127
25	173	74	128
26	174	75	129
27	175	76	130
28	176	77	131
29	177	78	132
30	178	79	133
31	179	80	134
32	180	81	135
33	181	82	136
34	182	83	137
35	183	84	138

The numbers in the table above use the Syriac alphabetic numeral system, where letters of the alphabet represent specific numerical values. These numbers correspond to section divisions in the Gospel text, allowing a reader to find where the same story appears in all four books.

John	Luke	Mark	Matthew
10	156	59	113
11	158	60	114
12	160	61	115
13	161	62	116
14	162	63	117
15	163	64	118
16	164	65	119
17	165	66	120
18	166	67	121
19	167	68	122
20	168	69	123
21	169	70	124
22	170	71	125
23	171	72	126
24	172	73	127
25	173	74	128
26	174	75	129
27	175	76	130
28	176	77	131
29	177	78	132
30	178	79	133
31	179	80	134
32	180	81	135
33	181	82	136
34	182	83	137
35	183	84	138

John	Luke	Mark	Matthew
10	156	59	113
11	158	60	114
12	160	61	115
13	161	62	116
14	162	63	117
15	163	64	118
16	164	65	119
17	165	66	120
18	166	67	121
19	167	68	122
20	168	69	123
21	169	70	124
22	170	71	125
23	171	72	126
24	172	73	127
25	173	74	128
26	174	75	129
27	175	76	130
28	176	77	131
29	177	78	132
30	178	79	133
31	179	80	134
32	180	81	135
33	181	82	136
34	182	83	137
35	183	84	138

John	Luke	Mark	Matthew
10	156	59	113
11	158	60	114
12	160	61	115
13	161	62	116
14	162	63	117
15	163	64	118
16	164	65	119
17	165	66	120
18	166	67	121
19	167	68	122
20	168	69	123
21	169	70	124
22	170	71	125
23	171	72	126
24	172	73	127
25	173	74	128
26	174	75	129
27	175	76	130
28	176	77	131
29	177	78	132
30	178	79	133
31	179	80	134
32	180	81	135
33	181	82	136
34	182	83	137
35	183	84	138