 The Syriac document focuses on apocalyptic themes through the lens of Middle Eastern events which took place at the time it was written.Confusion exists around the Pseudo-Ephraem text primarily because of its doubtful authorship and date, differences between the Syriac and Latin versions, the small number of extant manuscripts, and the limited study that has been conducted of the text.Additionally, many extant works have been ascribed to Ephrem despite his authorship of these documents being doubtful.