The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

2 Baruch — Complete Edition

2 Baruch is a response to one of the most traumatic events in Jewish history: the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 AD. Baruch, the secretary of the prophet Jeremiah, is left behind while the rest of the community is taken into exile. He sits by the ruins of Jerusalem and weeps. Then God speaks to him, and what follows is a remarkable meditation on suffering, divine justice, and the ho

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01 / Historical context

Written circa 70–100 AD after the destruction of Jerusalem. A response to catastrophe that the rabbis found too apocalyptic to canonise.

02 / Why it matters

Written in the rubble of Jerusalem. Excluded from scripture. Here.

From / associated with the text

““For it is not for the sake of the righteous merely that the world was created, but also for the sake of those who, although not righteous, live in it.””

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The Syriac Apocalypse of Baruch

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