 As Chronologist, St. Ephrem the Syrian has composed the history of the Patriarchs and Kings from the Creation to the Crucifixion of Christ, "The Book of the Cave of Treasure", translated by W. Budge from the Syriac text of the British Museum Mss Add.25875, published by The Religious Tract Society, 1927.Ephrem's writings contain a rich variety of symbols and metaphors.