). ▁Sy ri ac ▁churches ▁still ▁use ▁many ▁of ▁E ph rem ' s ▁h ym ns ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁cycle ▁of ▁worship . ▁However , ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁lit urg ical ▁h ym ns ▁are ▁edited ▁and ▁confl ated ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁original s . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁complete , ▁critical ▁text ▁of ▁authentic ▁E ph rem ▁was ▁compiled ▁between ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁by ▁Dom ▁Edmund ▁Beck , ▁O SB , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cor pus ▁S criptor um ▁Christian orum ▁Oriental ium . ▁ ▁As ▁Chron ologist , ▁St . ▁E ph rem ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁has ▁composed ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Patri arch s ▁and ▁Kings ▁from ▁the ▁Cre ation ▁to ▁the ▁Cru c if ix ion ▁of ▁Christ , ▁The ▁Book ▁of ▁the ▁C ave ▁of ▁Tre asure , ▁translated ▁by ▁W . ▁Bud ge ▁from ▁the ▁Sy ri ac ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁M ss ▁Add . ▁ 2 5 8 7 5 , ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁Relig ious ▁T ract ▁Society , ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁Symbol s ▁and ▁met aph ors ▁E ph rem ' s ▁writ ings ▁contain ▁a ▁rich ▁variety ▁of ▁symbols ▁and ▁met aph ors . ▁Christopher ▁Buck ▁gives ▁a ▁summary ▁of ▁analysis ▁of ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁six ▁key ▁scenarios ▁( the ▁way , ▁ro be ▁of ▁glory , ▁sons ▁and ▁daughters ▁of ▁the ▁C oven ant , ▁wed ding ▁fe ast , ▁h arrow ing ▁of ▁hell