<P> The poem sometimes gives the impression of being a pagan work . In fact, no prayer is inserted into the poem, and never appear references to Christ or the Virgin Mary, or the Trinity but only to Paul the Apostle . Paul is mentioned, although references to the Gospels and the Old Testament are many (ten occurrences of Garden of Eden, including references to the Euphrates, Gibeon and Levi). </P> <P> However, the moral framework of the work is Christian, with a clear dichotomy between a good god and a hard and disappointing world . This Christianity yet has no fanaticism, even though its references to Islam, its prophet Muhammad (st. 1019), to Mecca (st. 1154) and the Quran (st. 344, 523 and 1154) are not particularly benevolent, and it is sometimes mocking, they nevertheless clearly show some knowledge of this religion . </P> <P> Philosophical references of the poem is the Pseudo-Dionysius (st. 1478) which could be identified with the Georgian monk Peter the Iberian, an idealist, who believes in the oneness of God but sees the impossibility of knowing God's real existence . </P> <P> The poem also was translated on other Kartvelian languages like Laz, Svan and Mingrealian languages . </P>

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