In addition, since Tatian, when compiling the Diatessaron, did not make use of any of the so - called apocryphal gospels in the way he did the four accepted Gospels, it is evident that the apocryphal gospels were not viewed as reliable or canonical.
به علاوه ،‏ تاتیان هنگام تألیف دیاتِسارون ،‏ آن گونه که چهار انجیل معتبر را به کار برد ،‏ از انجیل‌های غیرمعتبر (‏ انجیل‌های مجعول )‏ استفاده نکرد .‏