Hymns on Paradise
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Hymns on Paradise is a collection of poetic theological meditations on the Garden of Eden and salvation, composed by the 4th-century Christian theologian and hymnographer Ephrem the Syrian.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hymn of the Pearl | 1 |
| Hymns on Paradise canonical | 1 |
| Hymns on Paradise (trans. Sebastian Brock) | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hymns on Paradise Context triple: [Ephrem the Syrian, notableWork, Hymns on Paradise]
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A.
Hymnus Paradisi
Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
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B.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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C.
Hymns of Divine Love
Hymns of Divine Love is a collection of mystical and devotional poems by the Byzantine monk Symeon the New Theologian, expressing intense personal experiences of divine illumination and union with God.
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D.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hymns on Paradise Target entity description: Hymns on Paradise is a collection of poetic theological meditations on the Garden of Eden and salvation, composed by the 4th-century Christian theologian and hymnographer Ephrem the Syrian.
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A.
Hymnus Paradisi
Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
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B.
Here and Heaven
"Here and Heaven" is a collaborative acoustic track blending classical, bluegrass, and folk influences, performed by Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile on their genre-crossing album The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
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C.
Hymns of Divine Love
Hymns of Divine Love is a collection of mystical and devotional poems by the Byzantine monk Symeon the New Theologian, expressing intense personal experiences of divine illumination and union with God.
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D.
A Sun-Day Hymn
"A Sun-Day Hymn" is a religious poem by American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., reflecting his characteristic blend of piety, reflection, and lyrical grace.
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E.
Hymns to the Night
Hymns to the Night is a seminal cycle of mystical and lyrical prose-poems by the German Romantic writer Novalis, exploring themes of death, love, and spiritual transcendence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological work
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hymn cycle ⓘ poetry collection ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Syriac patristic literature
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early Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| author | Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 4th century ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Christ as new Adam
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prelapsarian state ⓘ restoration of humanity ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ |
| genre |
hymns
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religious poetry ⓘ theological poetry ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation |
Hymns on Paradise
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hymns on Paradise (trans. Sebastian Brock)
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| hasTheme |
divine mercy
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human freedom ⓘ repentance ⓘ union with God ⓘ |
| influenced |
Eastern Christianity
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surface form:
Eastern Christian spirituality
later Syriac hymnography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bible
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Book of Genesis ⓘ New Testament ⓘ |
| language | Syriac ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
allegory
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symbolism ⓘ typology ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Patristic literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian theology
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Garden of Eden ⓘ Paradise ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Ephrem the Syrian ⓘ |
| period | Patristic era ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Edessa ⓘ |
| publisherOfEnglishEdition | St Vladimir's Seminary Press ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
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Syriac Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | series of hymns ⓘ |
| theologicalFocus |
creation
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eschatology ⓘ fall of humanity ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Sebastian Brock ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hymn of the Pearl
this entity surface form:
Hymns on Paradise (trans. Sebastian Brock)