The legacy of St. Ephrem lies within his poetry ‘The Hymns of Paradise.’ In the text, St. Ephrem reflects God’s sophisticated design with beauty and depth that solely focused on biblical imagery [p. 99]. St. Ephrem emphasizes that ‘The Hymns’ are the existence of Paradise. Paradise, in St. Ephrem’s description is the Garden of Eden. Although the perfection of Eden is out of our grasp, it’s existence cannot be re-founded on earth [Hymn III, p. 90]. What mattered to St. Ephrem was the symbol of Paradise that existed all riches, which are depicted in the churches [p. 89]. An example of Paradise in relation to the church is within the setting of the ‘Hymns of Paradise.’ The churches mattered to St. Ephrem because it’s teachings spread the faith
