Complex sentence: Elias was raised a devout Christian by his Maronite parents in the Lebanese countryside, his religious schooling and upbringing is reflected in his deeply spiritual writings and his resort to the Bible for some of his poems which reflects the strong hold it had upon him.
Split into simpler sentences: Elias was raised a devout Christian by his Maronite parents in the Lebanese countryside. His religious schooling and upbringing is reflected in his deeply spiritual writings and his resort to the Bible for some of his poems, which reflects the strong hold it had upon him.