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Treasure-house of Mysteries: Exploration of the Sacred Text through Poetry in the Syriac Tradition is unavailable, but you can change that!

Why was Cain’s sacrifice rejected, but Abel’s accepted? How did Joseph react when he came home and found Mary with child? Questions such as these served as the starting points for St Ephrem and other poets of the early Syriac tradition in these lively and highly imaginative poems where they explore the deeper spiritual meanings of the biblical text with great insight. Written with considerable...

[235] This is what the prostitute said [236] to Satan in her discernment. [237] He gave a groan in his anguish and wept; [238] with a wail he said as follows: [239] ‘I am defeated by you, woman, [240] what to do I do not know’. [241] Once Satan had seen for himself [242] that he could not alter her purpose [243] he began to weep for himself [244] saying as follows: [245] ‘The object of my boasting is now lost, [246] the pride of all my days! [247] How can I lay for her a snare [248] now that she
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