Böcker av Ephrem the Syrian

Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac Christian deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the fourth century. Ephrem is especially beloved in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and counted as a Venerable Father (i.e., a sainted Monk) in the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on 28 January and on the Saturday of the Venerable Fathers. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in the Catholic Church in 1920.

Ephrem the Syrian is the most important poet and theologian of the Syriac Christian tradition. This translation of twenty poems offers an introduction to Ephrem's work. Arranged according to his concept of salvation history, this book allows readers to explore his poetry in both its original language and in a contemporary English translation.