Scripture Meditation: Ephrem the Syrian: Scripture as Poetry and Song
Teaching on Scripture Meditation from Ephrem the Syrian: Ephrem the Syrian: Scripture as Poetry and Song
This is a spiritual discipline on poetry and music, drawing on Psalm 119:54, Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19.
Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373) composed his theology primarily in verse, believing that poetry could carry scriptural truth deeper into the heart than prose. He wrote: "Lord, Your Scripture is a treasury of remedies. In it the hungry find food, the thirsty find drink, and the naked find clothing." Ephrem approached Scripture as a sensory experience -- something to be tasted, touched, and savored, not merely analyzed.…
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