St. Ephrem the Syrian, poetry, and the spiritual life

This is an episode on the spiritual text, Hymns on Paradise, by St Ephrem the Syrian Listen to the conversation between Fr. Symeon and James John Marks, host of the "Christian Saints Podcast."Reference materials for this episode:https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2024/01/28/100328-venerable-ephraim-the-syrianhttps://orthodoxwiki.org/Ephrem_the_SyrianSt. Ephrem the Syrian, Hymns on Paradise, - trans. by Sebastian Brock- St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press- pages 111-112, 157-159, 167-68, 170- Hymns XI.9-15, VI.7-10, XII.19-20, XIII.5Scripture citations for this episode:Genesis 1-4 The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion with oversight from Fr Symeon KeesParadosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://twitter.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcastIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2023